For Immediate Release:
Date: August 15, 2011
Contact: Barbara Young - AMHIOffice@aol.com
Morgan Weanling Gala Anticipates Beautiful Entries
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Perrysburg, Ohio - "We are very excited to see all of the beautiful Morgan foal pictures that have been posted this year, and we are anticipating a spectacular turnout for the Third Annual Morgan Weanling Gala in Springfield, Illinois on the evening of September 1st. We are expecting to award $50,000 in prize money and several more thousand in gifts and prizes donated by our corporate sponsors and many other supportive vendors;" Chairman Larry Bolen said.
There is still time to enter and eligible to compete in this year's event are all 2011 foals sired by the following stallions: Astronomicallee, Beethoven, Bellerophon, Cartier, Centerpiece, Cherished Assets, Dragonsmeade Axios, Dragonsmeade Icon, Favorite Son, JW That Special Flaire, Man In Motion, Mastroianni, MEM The Patriot, Minion Millennium, Mizrahi, Roberto Cavalli, RWJ Commanding Topic, SYP High Definition, Tara's Firewalker, Town Assets, and Whispering War Chant.
For more information about competing in the Gala, contact Fred Nava, Manager of the Jubilee Regional Horse Show or visit their website, www.jubileemorganhorseshow.com. Judging this year's event will be Jay Wood, Richard Boule and Luman Wadhams. "The last time the Gala was held at the Jubilee, we had a great turnout and our first Gala champion was crowned. We are looking forward to another great competition, and the opportunity to award our breed's best." Bolen said.
While this year's babies are being prepared, stallion owners are also nominating for the 2012 competition to be held during the Jubilee Regional. To date, all foals by the following stallions will be eligible: Astronomicallee, Beethoven, Benediction, Dragonsmeade Axios, Dragonsmeade Icon, Favorite Son, JW That Special Flaire, Mastroianni, Minion Millennium, SYP High Definition and 
Whispering War Chant. "We need more nominated stallions to make the event a success, and there is still time to nominate," Bolen encouraged. More information about stallion nominations can be found at www.morganweanlinggalla.com.
The Morgan Weanling Gala is an event sponsored by the American Morgan Horse Institute, which is a not-for-profit charitable, historical, and educational institution. As a Section 501(c)(3) tax-exempt corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, contributions are tax-deductible. AMHI activities include awarding educational scholarships; collecting and displaying materials relating to the Morgan breed at the Shelburne, Vermont-based National Museum of the Morgan Horse; and conducting the Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show. For membership information or to make a donation, please contact AMHIOffice@aol.com.
For Immediate Release:
Date: June 30, 2011
Contact: Barbara Young - AMHIOffice@aol.com
AMHI Announces Recipients of 2011 Educational Scholarships
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Shelburne, VT - The American Morgan Horse Institute (AMHI) is pleased to announce the 2011 educational scholarship recipients. Each award is $3,000. AMHI is proud to collaborate with the scholarship donors to assist these outstanding young women in defraying the cost of their college tuitions. All AMHI scholarships and grants are available through the generosity of individual contributors and from the proceeds of special events.
2011 AMHI Mendonhall/Michele Kimmelman Snyder Memorial Educational Youth Scholarship
Mendonhall, Inc. was founded 29 years ago and is based on the love and caring of the Morgan horse. Robert Veghte and Robin Rednor-Veghte have bred, raised, and shown a small number of Morgans, but have always strived for them to be the best in the division that they are suited for. They have been proud to own and show many champions throughout the years: Whiskey Hill Beau Reve, Particular Red, Merriehill Hooligan, Springmill Sequel, Lamborghini in Black, Diablo in Red and Liberation Starbrite, to name a few. This scholarship will help further a young person’s knowledge and love of the Morgan horse in any discipline.
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The recipient of the 2011 AMHI Mendonhall/Michele Kimmelman Snyder Memorial Educational Youth Scholarship is Alyssa Plewacki of North Ridgeville, Ohio. Alyssa is a member of the National Honor Society and Drama Club. Alyssa said she is more confident because of her involvement with horses “by appreciating every positive step, to learning from the bad ones, and not taking for granted anything in between.”
2011 AMHI Cy Tirrell Educational Youth Scholarship
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The AMHI Cy Tirrell Educational Youth Scholarship was so designated 15 years ago when the AMHI Board of Trustees named the award in honor of Professor Loring V. Tirrell, an animal husbandry professor at the University of New Hampshire from 1920 to 1966.
The recipient of the 2011 AMHI Cy Tirrell Educational Youth Scholarship is Kellyn Cameron of Oshkosh, Wisconsin. Kellyn is an honor roll student and captain of the varsity basketball team. “Being around horses and seeing what I could do as an equestrian drove me to be successful in equitation, in the classroom, and as a person,” said Kellyn. |
2011 AMHI Graywood Youth Horsemanship Grant
The American Morgan Horse Institute is proud to announce that the recipient of the 2011 AMHI Graywood Youth Horsemanship Grant is Kiele Armstrong of Snoqualmie, Washington.
The AMHI Graywood Youth Horsemanship Grant, available through the generosity of the Graywood Foundation, Inc., provides an opportunity for the recipient to work with a training stable or breeding farm to receive tutelage and to ride or drive quality Morgan horses to acquire skill and knowledge in a “hands on” experience.
Sixteen-year-old Kiele Armstrong began competing in lead line classes when she was five years old. Until last year, her mother has been her trainer. She now competes in dressage with her Morgan, Neverlands Mister Darling, and has a professional trainer. “Without a doubt, dressage is definitely my favorite style of horseback riding. To me, it is art, it is passion, it is poetry, it is dreaming out loud," said Kiele. |
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2011 AMHI $1,000 Van Schaik Dressage Scholarship
The American Morgan Horse Institute (AMHI) is proud to announce that Tess Strumwasser of Falmouth, Massachusetts is the recipient of the 2010 van Schaik Dressage Scholarship.
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The goal of the van Schaik Scholarship is to support and encourage equestrians of dressage to advance to the fourth level and above. The scholarship honors Dr. H.L.M. van Schaik who worked to preserve the classical art of horsemanship in dressage. To Dr. van Schaik, the classical art utilizes gentleness, psychology, and the horse’s innate qualities to develop a horse that is useful, willing, and correct in his work. |
To preserve and encourage the classical methods Dr. van Schaik promulgated, the AMHI makes an annual award of $1,000 to a Morgan individual wishing to further his or her skill, knowledge, and proficiency in classically-ridden dressage. The scholarship award is used to further the training and education of the recipient. Eligible expenses include instruction, travel, and living expenses directly related to receiving instruction. The recipient attests that he or she will continue to pursue dressage training on a Morgan for the duration of the scholarship.
Tess Strumwasser was successful at the fourth level before she started riding The Legacy of Scotmadison, a Morgan. “Even though he was very green, I felt absolutely safe on him. Yet, at the same time, he was nicely forward and had a super work ethic. These were qualities that I had struggled to find in other breeds,” she said. “If any dressage rider tells me they are searching for a new horse, I always highly recommend that they consider a Morgan,” she added. Tess, a graduate of Smith College, is a working student with Courtney King Dye.
Each year the AMHI is proud to sponsor educational scholarships and grants to Morgan youth nationwide. The van Schaik Scholarship is one of the Institute’s awards.
For Immediate Release:
Date: March 1, 2011
Contact: Barbara Young - AMHIOffice@aol.com
Vegas in Boston
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Boston, MA – Morgan enthusiasts attended the American Morgan Horse Institute's (AMHI) Vegas in Boston on Thursday, February 24, 2011 at the Boston Park Plaza in Boston, Massachusetts for an evening of gambling, a dinner buffet and auction. Event sponsors were Rick and Debbie Lane of Cabot Morgans, Dan and Leslie Kelley of Victory Lane Farm and Dawn and Brad Fire of Peeper Ranch.
The auction featured vacations in Key West, Florida; LaJolla, California, and Vail, Colorado, as well as first edition sculpture by Maretta Kennedy sold to the highest bidder with encouragement from veteran auctioneer Bill Carrington.
American Morgan Horse Institute Annual Meeting - The AMHI Trustees held its Annual Meeting on Thursday, February 24, 2011. The meeting, chaired by President Robert Morgan, included reports by committee chairs and the election of trustees. The trustees elected Mr. Morgan as President, Susan Fu as Vice President, and Mona Skager as Secretary.
The membership elected seven trustees. Trustees elected for an additional three-year term are Sherry Cole, Ellen DiBella, Beth Fancsali, Elaine Galatz, Barbara Rudicel, Mona Skager and Mark Staehnke.
As a Section 501(c) (3) tax-exempt corporation organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, contributions to AMHI are tax deductible. AMHI activities include awarding educational scholarships; collecting and displaying materials relating to the Morgan breed at the National Museum of the Morgan Horse; conducting the Grand National and World Championship Morgan Horse Show®; maintaining the Morgan Horse Pavilion at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky. For membership information or to make a donation, please contact AMHIOffice@aol.com.
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