The AMHA Youth Scoop

Welcome to the December 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

As the 2023 Show Season is coming to a close, be sure to check out the final Youth of the Year contest taking place at the Jingle Bell Horse Show!

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

Don't forget to send in your

AMHA Silver Medal Class application for the upcoming 2024 Show Season today!

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.

2023 USEF Saddle Seat Medal Finals Results

UPHA American Royal National Championship Horse Show

Kansas City, MO

Congratulations to Nellie Gest and her horse, Hazard County, on their top ten finish in the USEF Saddle Seat Medal Finals!

*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 do you give a horse with a cold?

A: A cough stirrup.

Youth Merit Program

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

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

Avery Minor

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!

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 - 35
CCR Morganites - 0

Large

Lingering Hills Fillies & Colts - 190

MEDIUM TEAM POINTS

Evergreen Morgans - 1,000
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:

Emmy Kraegel Varner - 3,975

Benjamin Witte - 2,664

Allison Hall - 2,290

Reminder, 2023 4th quarter points are due December 31st!

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!