MHAO Is Here To Serve You!

Morgan clubs in the Western Region are disappearing. They play an important part in the preservation and promotion of the Morgan breed. They also help us have a sense of community and to find ways to help each other. MHAO is here to serve you. How can you support MHAO and its efforts?

First, be a current member of MHAO. If not already a member, please join now! MHAO is one of the most active clubs in the Western Region. By being a member you are helping us to offer our support to our members and the breed.

Click here to see our most current membership list

Click here to download a membership form.

Follow the instructions on the Form. Make your check out to MHAO, or call Karen Breckenridge to pay your membership fee by credit card. An individual membership is $30 (one vote). A family membership is $35 (two votes).

Rising costs are putting pressure not only on the association, but on all of us. People are having to put in more hours of work just to get by. On top of that, a lot of our long time members are retiring while fewer and fewer families are looking to horses as a family activity to get their kids involved in. If we want our way of life to continue, we each need to do all we can to support the remaining local clubs and their efforts to draw in new members.

Being a member is important, but there are several ways to go beyond that. Step forward as a volunteer. Find a way to be more involved. By volunteering you are helping us to spread the load. Many hands make for lighter work loads for all involved. We are all volunteers with a life of our own to live.

Another way to support MHAO is to advertise any products or services you offer thru MHAO venues. Rates are very reasonable, and we want to encourage inner trade between members. Below you will see more information on your advertising options. Remember, classified ads are free in the Stable Sheet newsletter or on our website.

You can also become a sponsor of one of our programs or of classes & activities at the annual Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show put on by MHAO. Sponsorship of our various club programs is customized. Call Gay Adams to discuss your ideas. Sponsorship packages for the Oregon Morgan Classic are detailed on the following links. Contact Karen Breckenridge to discuss them. Along with the packages offered, we can customize something for you. Everything helps. Karen can be reached at wylieriley@aol.com or (503) 580-4716.

Click here for information on patron sponsorship packages

Click here for information on corporate sponsorship packages

If you love the Morgan horse, we need you to be involved and connected with us. You don't need to own a horse or be a resident in Oregon. We are all stronger together. And even if we don't do a lot, we all need to do something if we want Morgan horses and the Morgan community to continue to be a part of our world.

Check out the MHAO website to see all the programs we offer.

Just A Few Days Left To Apply For The MHAO Alex Mooney Memorial Scholarship

Deadline is May 15

All our members of any age can apply for the MHAO Alex Mooney Scholarship. New members are always welcome. Payment is made to the educational institution of your choice on your behalf. Past recipients are able to apply again.

This year's recipient will be announced at the

Oregon Morgan Classic

Click here to download an application form and see all the terms.

Thank you to Sally Plumley for her donation in support of this year's scholarship!

Questions, contact Sara Breyman, (503) 930-8421, tripledjb@aol.com

Donations Needed For The

OMC Silent Auction

This is another way to support our show, and it's fun, too!

The Morgan Horse Association of Oregon is once again holding the ever-popular Silent Auction at the Oregon Morgan Classic horse show held June 12th to June 15th in Eugene, OR. We are asking for donations of new and VERY GENTLY used items to be included in this years auction with an estimated value of $25 or more. We would gladly accept any gift cards, “interactive experiences”, farm tours, lessons with a favorite trainer etc. as well. We do ask that if you are donating any clothing or tack, that it be in good useable condition and clean. A portion of the proceeds may be used to supplement the Alex Mooney Scholarship Fund as well as other programs in MHAO.

If you have items you would like to donate, please contact Kim Moore now. Let her know what you will bring so she can prepare the bid sheets before the show. Send a description & a picture and an estimated value! The sooner the better. It will be showtime before we know it.

Our coordinator for the Silent Auction this year is Kim Moore.

jnkmoore96@gmail.com, (503) 507-7268

Would you like a booth at the Oregon Morgan Classic?

Do you know someone who would like one?

Rates are very reasonable!

Have them call Gay Adams!

(503) 936-4276, sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

The best spots go fast, so call early!

MHAO Advertising Opportunities

Looking for Ads for the

2024 MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet

Close date is June 1, 2024

The Count Down Is On!

Close Date is June 1st

Each year in June we publish a Futurity Booklet to highlight our Futurity horses and the Stallions whose services were donated to our Stallion Service Auction. It is a promotional magazine that we distribute at the three largest Morgan shows in the Western Region (Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show, the Morgan Medallion Regional Horse Show, the C-Fair Regional), at Nationals, the Superior Morgan Horse Sale, and at promotional or club events put on by MHAO. Your advertising fees are kept low with proceeds used to cover our printing costs. We will print as many booklets as our sold advertising will cover.

Advertise your barn, business, services, horses for sale, anything you like. You will reach a very concentrated Equine market while supporting the MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity and Stallion Service Auction.

MHAO offers the only Stallion Service Auction and the only remaining Futurity in the Western Region.

You will be reaching a very concentrated Equine market and be supporting the promotion of the Morgan breed and our Morgan breeders.

2024 Futurity Booklet Ad Rates

Back Cover (8.5"x11") - $120

Inside front or back cover (8.5"x11") - $100

Full Page (8.5"x11") - $90

Half Page (8.5"x 5.5") - $60

1/3 Page (8.5"x 3.5") - $40

1/4 Page (4.25"x 5.5") - $35

Business Card (3.5"x 2") - $25

Stallion Directory Section (approx. 1/4th page) - $30

Add 1/8" (.125") to dimensions to each edge where bleed is desired

(For example, an 8.5" x 11" ad becomes 8.75" x 11.25")

Keep text and content .25" from the edge without bleed, or .50" where there is bleed.

10% discount for MHAO Members, donors, or multiple ads.

Ads received need to be in .PDF or .JPG format with 300dpi or better resolution or a file size of 1MB or better.

Please use the "Ad Request" form below. Send it to Gay at her email address or mail it to the address shown on the form:

Ad Request Form

We need your support.

Get your spot reserved NOW!

Inside Back Cover Still Available

Futurity Participants, I need your updated Futurity Horse Pictures by June 1st, too!

Gay

For more information or to see past issues of the booklet, go to: www.mhaostallionserviceauction.com

Questions: Contact Gay Adams, (503) 936-4276

sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

MHAO Membership Directory

New Close Date

Ads needed by July 1st

Reserve your spot now!

Full page - $20

Half page - $10

Quarter page - $5

Business card - $5

Inside covers- $25

Back cover - $30

The close date for the Membership Directory has been extended to July 1st

Get your membership renewals/applications in right away, and send us a current list of the horses you own. Advertising available!

You can mail your membership information and your check made out to MHAO to:

Karen Breckenridge

4715 Eola Drive NW

Salem OR 97304

You can also email your membership form to wylieriley@aol.com and pay via credit card. Call Karen with your credit card information, or ask her to email you an invoice. Her phone number is (503) 580-4716

Send your ad to Gay Adams, sunstonemorgans@comcast.net

For questions, call Gay at (503) 936-4276