The AMHA Youth Scoop

Welcome to the November edition of AMHA Youth's newsletter! Stay up to date with all Youth happenings and don't forget to check out the AMHA Youth website for more information.

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Youth Contests

Congratulations to all the 2023

Grand National

Youth of the Year Contestants!

Youth Of The Year Overall

1. Kiana Pearson

2. Caprice Tondalo

3. Lauren Grace Rekis

4. Clea Cloutier

5. Emilia Saint Loup

6. Allison Hall

Written Exam

1. Emilia Saint Loup

2. Allison Hall

3. Kiana Pearson

4. Caprice Tondalo

5. Lauren Grace Rekis

6. Clea Cloutier

Speech

1. Cassidy Moore

2. Lauren Grace Rekis

3. Clea Cloutier

4. Caprice Tondalo

5. Natalie Sander

6. Madeline Wolff

Horsemanship Pattern

Brooke Burress Memorial Award

1. Lauren Grace Rekis

2. Natalie Sander

3. Madeline Tylenda

4. Madeline Wolff

5. Kiana Pearson

6. Clea Cloutier

Judging

1. Clea Cloutier

2. Kiana Pearson

3. Caprice Tondalo

4. Lauren Grace Rekis

5. Madeline Wolff

6. Kaytelin Shinkle

Junior Invitational Overall

1. Oliver Swain

2. Emily Kolodziej

Speech

1. Oliver Swain

2. Ivy Morgan

3. Gabriella Seeberger

4. Marli Crawford

5. Emily Kolodziej

6. Kyla Edwards

Judging

1. Oliver Swain

2. Emily Kolodziej

3. Ellen Rich

4. Marli Crawford

5. Ivy Morgan

6. Kyla Edwards

Individual Judging Contest Overall

1. Zoe Kovanis-Wilson

2. Allie Awwad

3. Ashlyn Edwards

4. Hayden Novak

William Dayton Sumner Award

Clea Cloutier

Cecil R. Brown Memorial Award

Marli Crawford

Great job everyone!

Would you like to run a YOTY contest at your show in 2024? Send in your application . . . you can find it HERE!

2023 Gold Medal Classes

Congratulations to the Gold Medal Winners at the 2023 Grand National & World Championship Horse Show®!

Dressage Seat:

Peighton Tapley

Age 17; Londonderry, NH

Hunt Seat on the Flat:

Matalyn Burkart

Age 13; Ceresco, MI

Hunt Seat over Fences: Amberleigh Payne

Age 15; Alpharetta, GA

Reining Seat:

Paige Sawyer

Age 16; Wichita, KS

Saddle Seat:

Nellie Gest

Age 15; Marion, MA

Western Seat:

Alayna LoCascio

Age 17; Dayton, OH

To see all 2023 Silver Medal Winners click HERE

Be sure to check out our Facebook page to see a different medal winner featured every "Medal Monday"!

Youth Facebook Page

2024 shows holding AMHA Silver Medal Classes near you!

Western Region

Jingle Bell Horse Show

Click here for a full list of shows that sponsored a 2023 Medal Class.

Attention Saddle Seat Equitation Riders!

Placings 1st - 4th in the AMHA Saddle Seat Medal at USEF rated Morgan competitions qualified you for the USEF Saddle Seat Medal or Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Finals!

For those 17 & under, you qualify for the USEF Saddle Seat Medal.

For those 18 & older, you qualify for the USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Finals*!

2023 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Finals &

2023 USEF Saddle Seat Adult Amateur Medal Final

November 11, 2023

UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show

Kansas City, MO

Click below to learn more!

CLICK HERE

*Riders must be current active competing USEF members,

either as a junior or have declared amateur status with USEF if they are 18 & older.

Youth Council

The AMHA Youth Council is composed of AMHA Youth members (21 and under), each selected for his or her devotion to the breed, creativity, and professionalism. Youth Council members are instrumental in promoting Morgan horse education and advancement across the country to their peers through friendship, fundraising and fun.

Would you like to be a part of this amazing group?

AMHA welcomes all youth ages 12-21 interested in joining the Youth Council. Fill out the Youth Council Application form HERE

and send to nicole@morganhorse.com.

For more information please contact Nikki at (859) 287-2470, ext.404.

MEET YOUR YOUTH

COUNCIL MEMBERS!

All About the Youth Council

Be watchful for another upcoming episode of the AMHA Youth Council

The Morgan Horse Source

Follow our Facebook page to receive updates.

We have all episodes from this fun interview series available to binge! Want to hear from industry experts how they got started? Learn some tricks of the trade? Hear about a day in the life of horse pro? Click the link below!

For previous Morgan Horse Source Episodes click here!

Laugh it up!

Q: What happened when the cowboy told his horse bad jokes?

A: The roan groaned.

Youth Merit Program

The AMHA Youth Committee has been working hard to improve and renovate all five levels of the Merit Program.

So far in 2023, the program can boast 66 NEW Merits awarded: 44 Figure recipients, 13 Bulrush recipients, five Woodbury recipients, and four Sherman recipients. Way to go!

Check the Merit program out here.

Congratulations to the most recent Merit Level achievers:

Bulrush

Cassidy Deveney-Huggins

Kathryn Donnelly-Taylor

Hannah Gray

Lydia Nadolny

Alexa Rahman

Kaytelin Shinkle

Grace Wartman

Woodbury & Sherman

Cassidy Deveney-Huggins

Kathryn Donnelly-Taylor

Hannah Gray

Alexa Rahman

Kaytelin Shinkle

Grace Wartman

Do you have a Youth that would like to become an AMHA Youth member?

Complete the Figure Level of the Merit Program and get a

FREE YOUTH MEMBERSHIP for the remainder of the year!

AMHA Teams Programs

The AMHA Teams Program is made possible in part by funding received by the United States Equestrian Federation. USEF has provided funding for the program that will go toward end of year awards.

The Program is based on an accumulation of points within your “team” throughout the competition year. It recognizes Morgan youth at all levels of horsemanship. Points will be earned performing many different tasks relating to the Morgan horse from all aspects, from home at the barn, to horse shows, to their commitment to AMHA youth programs such as Youth Contests and the AMHA Youth Council.

Find out more about the Teams Program Here!

3rd Quarter Points are Past Due!

2023 Team Points to Date

SMALL/LARGE TEAM POINTS

Small

ABS High Trotters - 100
Meadowair Minions - 100
SLF Morgan Youths - 50
The Crystal Champions - 35
Show Me Morgan Horse Club - 30
CCR Morganites - 0

Large

Lingering Hills Fillies & Colts - 190

MEDIUM TEAM POINTS

Evergreen Morgans - 655
The Mighty Morgans - 575
Primarch Morgan Equestrians - 290
Blackrose Morgans - 95
St. Lawrence Stables River Riders - 55
Team Sebring - 40
Jackalope Morgan Youth Club - 20

CURRENT INDIVIDUAL TOP THREE SCORES:

Benjamin Witte - 2,664

Emmy Kraegel Varner - 2,110

Lauren Grace Rekis - 2,145

Want to start a Team?

For more info contact Nikki ! (859)448-5109 or nicole@morganhorse.com

or click HERE.

Scholarship Opportunities

Morgan Horse Associations nationwide, along with Morgan Shows and Clubs offer great scholarships for our Youth. Please CLICK HERE for opportunities across that nation!