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| JUNE 2003 NEWSLETTER | |
Hello Welcome to all our new members and thanks to all of you for your continued interest and support. As always, I am making a plea for you to send in word of your own accomplishments in Open Competition, as well as word of any other Morgans and Part Morgans that you hear of competiting in Open disciplines. Spread the word of this newsletter organization, and feel free to give them my email as a contact and/or if they've any questions. I was recently appointed to the position of Open Competition Editor for the Simply Morgan magazine (www.simplymorgan.com), and I'd like to ask everyone to send me any articles, stories, etc., that you have or would like to see published in that magazine. Thank you and congratulations to all those out there competiting with their Morgans and Part Morgans. Sincerely, MaryAnn
*************** SHOW: Rocking Horse Morgans headed up by Kathy Firch, out in Illinois are continuing their winning ways in Open Competition. Their current list of contenders include AMHA Platinum Show Medallion Champion Duke Remmington, Royal M Kodi, Trudale Peek-A-Boo, KC Sharmayne, Chips Karbon Copy, Andrew Williamson & his TCC Dustin. In some recent Open Competitions these horses and their riders/drivers compiled the following: KC Sharmayne won the Open Hunter Class at Mid-Illinois Charity in May; Duke Remington won the Open Pleasure Driving Class at the Champaign County Riding Tournament in May. KC Sharmayne lead the Rocking Horse entry in a sweep of the Open Ladies Sidesaddle Class, taking the blue, followd by Chips Karbon Copy (KC) in 2nd and Duke Remington in 3rd. --------------- Up in Maine, Janine Hawkins and her daughter Emily have enjoyed a variety of successful competitions with their homebred mare, Little Oaks First Lady, aka "Boo". Boo and Emily have done quite well in Showmanship and Walk-Trot and Equitation classes and Janine and Boo have also done very well in Carriage classes at Open shows throughout the area. ******************* CARRIAGE: Alan Aulson of Georgetown,MA, won the carriage racing exhibition on Saturday, May 31 at the 107th Devon Horse Show & Country Fair in Devon, PA. Alan was driving his black Morgan pair, Meddo's Chief George, a 12-year-old gelding, and River Run Legend, a 17-year-old gelding. These two geldings, when not matched as a pair, serve as the leaders in Alan's four-in-hand of black Morgans. -------------------- Awesome, aka "Smokey", (Primetime x Tara's Echo), another black Morgan gelding, owned by Alice Cromer of Chatham, VA, was Single Horse Champion at the Oak Hill Pleasure Driving Show. The Single Horse division was large as always, and had many talented horses entered in it plus, this was Alice and Smokey's first major event in 2 yrs, so their win is all the more impressive. ---------------- From the Mid-West, Kris Breyer reports: On June 1, 2003 the HUB Club of northern Illinois, hosted it's tenth annual schooling and fun driving show at the Countryside Park District's wonderful facility in Barrington Hills, IL.Our judge was Barb Chapman, our regional rep for ADS. Twenty-one very nice turnouts came to be judged in 12 classes. Al Breyer, driving his homebred and trained Brentwood Command daughter , BPM Prairie Lily,was once again reserve Champion Horse at the end of the day. Barb complimented her lovely way of going, as have others. The Morgan/Clyde cross ,Teddy , owned by Sue West also did well, and last year was horse champion.
--------------------------- BROMONT CDE: The Bromont International Combined Driving Event, (Quebec), May 22 to May 25 was yet another showcase for the Morgan, once again solidifying the breed's standing as a premier Carriage and CDE horse. Lisa Singer, driving LR Ami Bengali and Count On Me, was in second place after Dressage, just a fraction of points behind the leader. On the Marathon, Count was matched with the veteran member of Mimi Thorington's pair, Avalon Avant Guard, and they turned in a great performance to hold on to their second place ranking following this phase. A strong showing in Cones put Lisa and the Morgans in the lead to stay, winning the FEI Advanced Pairs Class! In the Advanced Singles class, Gaitwood Lightwing and Fred Merriam earnedfirst place and had the best Dressage score not only of the FEI Advanced Division, (out of all classes -- singles, pairs, teams -- ponies and horses), but for the entire event as well. Nancy Johnson and Canequin's Lookout were second in this division. Scott Monroe and Bethesda After Dark, won the award for the best marathon in the FEI Advanced Division, but with some penalties in the Cones phase, finished 4th in the division. Courage To Lead, owned by Bev Lesher and driven by Suzy Stafford won thePreliminary Single Pony division. This combination also garnered the Best Conditioned award as well as Freedman Harness of Toronto's $500 gift certificate for being the CAN-AM Tournament winner in the Preliminary division. ---------------------- FYI: The National Singles Driving Championships will be held at High Prairie Farm in Parker, CO in August 22-24. ******************
HUNTERS: Mythic Galetia, (Mythic Aladdin x Hollybrook Natasha), bred by CeAnn Shipley and now owned and shown by Chris Aikins of PA, has been turning heads on the Open PA Hunter Breeding Show Circuit. "Tia" currently is first in the standings for 4 and over mares and second for amateur handler. Tia is apparently making quite a possitive impression on the people who have seen her, many of whom didn't think a Morgan could make a nice hunter.
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EVENTING/JUMPERS:
Out on the West Coast, Cynthia Bayles two Eventers continue their impressive ways. Roseridge Johnny Reb is an AMHA Gold Medallion titlist and at 14.3, competing against much larger TB's and Warmbloods, his accomplishments are all the more impressive. Rebel has 6 yrs of Eventing experience, 2 of those years being at the Intermediate level. At the June, Hood River Show, and "A" Rated Hunter/Jumper competition, Rebel once again more then held his own, taking a very impressive 2nd in the Jumping Derby for the second year in a row, and also taking home 2 other seconds, a third and a fourth place! His stablemate, Lydia, was very good at the Inavale Horse Trials, going clean stadium and clean cross country and ended up 10th in the Novice Division. Lydia was also 10th at a different recognized event in early May. Quite impressive for both these Morgans. Cynthia has Lydia's 3yr old filly, Alouette, sired by a Dutch Warmblood grandson of Concorde (who won a Gold medal in jumping in Barcelona), started undersaddle and coming along nicely. *******************
TRAIL: Jewely's Gem, owned and ridden by Carolyn Beckstrom of Berlin, MA, won the Open division at the 25 mile N.E. Morab Competitive Trail Ride at Mount Toby Equestrian Center in Leverett, MA. In a field of 36 competitors, Jewely's Gem was the top Morgan on the May 17, 2003 trail ride, and earned the AMHA High Scoring Morgan Trail Ride Award.
Morgans did well on the Spring Fever Competitive Trail Ride in Marriottsville, MD on May 10, 2003. Lauralee Admiral Buoy & Owner/Rider Paul J.Calandra from Cresson, PA earned the high scoring Morgan Trail Ride Award. Out of 43 competitors Paul came in 2nd overall. Also completing the 30 mile ride was CAL Nightmusic who finished in 7th place overall. -------------- AERC is still looking for nominations for the Pard'ners Award. Nominations will be accepted until August 1, 2003. Documentation in the form of letters, photos, and ride records is helpful in making our selection. Nominations can come from any AERC member. Please send them by paper mail to
The Pard'ners Award: Rider and horse perform together as a mutually bonded team. Rider and horse engender a spirit of friendship, enthusiasm and championship that makes those around them glad to have attended the ride. However competitive they may be, good sportsmanship remains their first priority. Horse and rider take care of each other. Together horse and rider personify the prevailing and abiding goal of AERC "To Finish is to Win". This award was established in honor of the late Mae Schlegel. Selection is made by nomination and announced at annual Awards Banquet. Recipient receives keepsake plaque and engraved onto perpetual trophy. *******************
UPCOMING EVENTS:
Just a reminder about the July 26th and 27th show in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. It has gaming all day saturday 36 classes in all and onSunday there is 64 classes. consisting of 4-H classes, WSCA open classes for all breeds and morgan breeders classes. Fees are low. $3.00 for halter and $4.00 for performance. $20.00 for the entire weekend for stalls and $3.00 per horse out of trailer. Stalls are moving along quickly so give me a call right away to reserve them. Also if you want a show bill send me your addy and we will get out one right away. Those of you who have moved from last year we may have gotten yours thisyear back give me an update email and we will resend them.
------------------ Morgan Pleasure Horse Society Shows: (Prize List and contact info on MPHS Website @ http://www.lazys.net/mphs/events.htm)
June 27 - 29, 2003 California Pleasure Horse Classic, Murieta Equine Complex, Rancho Murieta, CA July 20, 2003 Open Schooling Show, Orangevale Park, Orangevale, CA August 17, 2003 Open Schooling Show, Orangevale Park, Orangevale, CA September 21, 2003 Open Schooling Show, Orangevale Park, Orangevale, CA -------------- Shows with Half Morgan, Morab and Open Classes:
June 20-22 Heartland Extravaganza in Mason City, Contact: Cathy Hirsch @ 563-237-5779 July 5-6 Liberty Classic Regional Championship Show, Harriman, TN Contact: Mary Lou Wells @ 865-376-7600 July 26-27 Great Lakes Regional Championship Show, Custer WI Contact: Carrie Boldig @ 715-659-2548 ---------------- July 11-13, 2003 NATRC sanctioned competitive trail ride
in Pennsylvania! Ride in the foot hills of the Alleghany Mountains. This
event features a one day 20 mile ride, a 2 day 40 mile ride, and a 2 day
55 mile ride. Beginners are welcomed. A high point Morgan award will be
given. For more information contact Jan Snow at: sonview@mdvl.net.
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