Mar/Apr/May 2016 - Canadian Morgan Horse Association

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March/April/May 2016
Publications Mail Agreement #41953512
Canadian
Morgan
Share the Passion!
Morgan Marketplace
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Edmond & Lori Cote
St. Paul AB
780-646-6301
[email protected]
Breeding versatile Morgans that anyone can use.
Standing five studs consisting of
blacks, buckskins & a cremello.
Please see our website for more information
on our stallions and breeding program!
www.7csmorgans.com
Kris & Inge Johnsen
JoHNSEN
Tr e e F a r m s L t d .
GOLDENCREST MORGANS
13616 232ND STREET
MAPLE RIDGE, BC
CANADA V4R 2R5
PKT Regency’s Revenge
TEL: (604) 463-2571
FAX: (604) 463-2590
email: [email protected]
1998 Black Stallion
(JMF Nobleman x Dee-Cee Cerenity)
Kari Janzen • Ed Norton • [email protected]
Mia-Mar
Ring of Fire
Mia-Mar Remo
Mia-Mar
Ring Of Fire
Drumlin Pal x
CW’s Silver Surprize
2011 Cremello stallion
standing to approved
mares in 2016. High
%
Foundation
bred.
Inquiries invited. Siring
size, temperament & type.
Multiple mare discount
available.
Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486
[email protected] * www.miamarmorgans.ca
(Mia-Mar Remo x Dark
Dancin Embers)
Mia-Mar Remo x
Dark Dancin Embers
2014 Minion Millennium
grandson standing to a
limited number of
approved mares in 2017
Keep your eyes on this
fellow
2014 Minion Millenium
grandson
Mia-Mar Morgans
standing
to
a limited
Judith Dexter
Maidstoneof
SK approved
number
306-893-2486
mares in 2017. Keep
your eyes on this
fellow!
Mia-Mar Morgans, Judith Dexter, Maidstone, SK, 306-893-2486
[email protected] * www.miamarmorgans.ca
JMF Basic Black
(Rum Brook Immortal Image x JMF Wild Mayflower)
15.2 hh
Solid black 2003 stallion with a beautiful mind, charismatic presence and
elegant, athletic movement. Please
inquire for breeding .
Monica Smyl
Wainwright, AB
780-806-3141
[email protected] www.countryrosemorgans.com
RR #4, Tofield, AB
(780) 662-3844
(780) 266-3840
Canadian Morgan
[email protected]
www.miamarmorgans.ca
Millennium
Ultra Hot
Cedarcrest Double Agent x Red Hot
This 15 hh, coming 3-year old
Minion Millennium grandson
shows huge promise. Inquisitive Morgan personality, kind,
well-mannered, quick to learn!
Blue Gate Morgans
Brenda L. Casteels
Lindsay, Ontario
905-261-7069
[email protected]
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The New Owner Issue
The summer New Owner issue is your place
to connect with new people looking for their first
Morgan.
mature horses in the Sales Section. Send a JPG
along with the horse’s name, sire & dam, age, and
details. $35 B&W, $45 Colour.
This issue of the magazine typically is the most
widely distributed one of the year. It is distributed
at the annual Calgary Stampede, and continues
on to the Challenge of the Breeds event. This is
international exposure!
Service Centre
Each page of this summer’s issue will be focused
on helping new Morgan owners and horse buyers
who have not settled on their perfect horse yet. Do
you breed, train, sell Morgans, or offer lessons? This
is your issue to be seen in!
A Morgan Sales Centre and a Services Centre
have special sections in this issue. Promote your
Morgans or horse services with a business card
here for as little as $35!
Sales Centre ads promotes your young and
Stepping into horse ownership is easier with
some experience. That can take the form of lessons,
a mentor, or experienced breeder. Promote your
Morgan services in this section with an easy-to-read
business card ad for just $35! A color ad is $45.
Looking to market your Morgans to the elite
category of world class carriage drivers and lesson
programs that are constantly seeking the ideal
horse? A full-size display ad offers you lasting
promotion as people go home with this resource for
finding athletic, sensible horses.
Join us for this year’s New Owner Issue and
help keep Morgans in the horse industry’s eye!
FOR SALE
Enjoy the
visibility of
a $45 Sales
Centre ad!
Whippoorwill
Hidalgo
Whippoorwill Aristocrat
x Whippoorwill Larissa
2002 black Morgan stallion. 100% Foundation.
14.2hh. A classic example
of Morgan type, disposition & ability. Please visit
tvrmorgans.com for more
information.
Vincent & Tanya Redmond * Thundering Valley Ranch
Terrace, BC, [email protected], ph. 250-631-6732
The cover for this premium issue will be available
to the first reservation!
Front cover placement is $495 plus provincial HST.
Deadline for advertising: May 25
email reservations and materials to:
[email protected]
Canadian Morgan
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Canadian
Features
Morgan
Coming Soon:
Equine Canada Morgan of the Year................ 8
CMHA High Point Awards........................... 10
Going the Distance..................................... 17
Frank Walter Russel..................................... 21
Trials of the 64 Hoskins Horses.................... 22
AGM Photo Memories................................. 23
World Cup Canadians................................. 24
Awards Across the Country.......................... 27
The New Owner Issue
Ad deadline is May 25.
Canadian Morgan magazine
Sales / Editorial / Subscriptions Office:
Lisa Peterson, Editor, 3869 7th Line, Innisfil, ON L9S 3M4
phone: 705-458-1933, e-mail: [email protected],
www.morganhorse.ca/magazine
Departments
President’s Message...................................... 3
Administrator’s Missive................................. 3
Office Notes................................................. 3
Editor’s Input................................................ 5
Youth............................................................ 6
CMHA Affiliated Clubs............................... 18
On The Cover
CANADIAN MORGAN subscriptions are included with the annual
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or money order payment with your mailing address to: CMHA, Box 286,
Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3.
Reproduction of any materials without written permission from the editor
is prohibited. Opinions and statements expressed in this publication are
not necessarily those of the editor or publisher
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The “Ladies” of Haywood Farm
Pictured on the cover is Chile Powder (Tug Hill Whamunition
x Futurity’s Musical Ice). Chile has been a force in the
Classic Pleasure Driving division for the past few years as
the CMHA National Champion in 2011, 2013, 2014 and
most recently, 2015 Reserve National Champion.
We also are very proud of Wicked (The Master’s Touch x
Tomeri Tiamo) who started her comeback after maternity
leave and finished as CMHA Reserve National Champion
Open Driving.
Kissed By Couraje (CCR’s Outrajus Corajus x Kiss N Tell)
was a new addition to the group in spring 2015 and she and
her stablemate Alphastar First Stage (Hollybrook Stage
Rage x JW First Impression) are pictured at right, taking
reserve & champion mare respectively at the 2015 Ontario
Show Horse Classic.
Haywood Farm has just very recently added two stallions by
the great Stony Hollow Ice Man to the herd, and we are
looking forward to what the future may bring in our new
location in the beautiful hills of Bethany, Ontario. We’d
love to talk Morgan with our friends across the country!
Administrator’s
Missive
Canada has a proud tradition of producing some amazing Morgan horses! Across
the country, I am always keen to see what
bloodlines are being used and how these
horses mature into valuable working partners
or producers of the next generation of Morgans or Part Morgans.
A lot of our breeders also have websites and if your site isn’t
linked on the Canadian Morgan Horse Association website,
please send me your URL. I know sometimes, URL’s are sent to
CLRC and some come to my attention, some do not. If your farm
isn’t listed, please e-mail me your URL and I will add it pronto!
Also, I do occasionally go thru the sites to make sure they
are working and if I find a site is no longer active, I will delete
it. I think it goes without saying that if you have a website, keep
it updated regularly! I think anyone searching for their special
Morgan to purchase or a stallion to breed to wants up-to-date
information, so an old, tired site is not going to bring a lot of
business to you. I am not an expert in online technology, but I
do strive to keep the CMHA site up-to-date and with your help,
we can offer potential buyers and breeders a good place to go to
when they start looking. I do receive calls and emails from potential buyers asking for help when looking for horses for sale or
stallions at stud. Help me help you by keeping your site current.
Hitting the trails with your Morgan or Part-Morgan this year?
Please consider entering your horse into the Morgan Trail High
Point award system. You can win Zone and National awards including Justin Morgan Honours when you reach 1,000 miles! There is
a lifetime fee of $25 for each horse and once paid, your horse is
entered for life. You can download forms and rules from the CMHA
website or contact me in the office and I will get you set up.
One the of the best aspects of my job is hearing from our
members: I was delighted to receive a card of thanks from Mary
Stevenson, Quebec after she received her 35-year member certificate. And I had a wonderful chat with Roland Conrad, Manitoba, on the phone, he’s been a member for 32 years now. Thanks
for staying in touch!
And we say goodbye to our editor of the past two years, Lisa Peterson. Wishing you the best in your new endeavours, you are one busy
lady! Thank you for your contributions to The Canadian Morgan.
I am very excited to head East soon and join with my friends
at the 2016 AGM/Convention in Saint John, New Brunswick. I
hope to see you there!
Nancy Kavanagh
Office Administrator
Dennis Hayes & Genevieve Kendell-Hayes
724 Lifford Road, Bethany, Ontario * 705-277-2233 * [email protected]
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President’s
Message
Spring is here!
As you read through and enjoy the photos of the Award winners, remember if you
own a Morgan, there is probably an Award
system for you. If you are not already enrolled in a program, contact Nancy at the
CMHA office and she will be glad to help you out and assist in
getting your Morgan registered in a program. Remember you
do not have to show your Morgan to qualify for the Versatility
Award system.
I would like to thank Lisa Peterson for her last three years as
our Editor. We are looking forward to announcing our next editor
at the AGM.
I am looking forward to the Board meetings and the CMHA
AGM and convention being held in Saint John, NB on March
31-April 3rd. I am sure all who attend will enjoy themselves.
It will mark the beginning of another great year for the CMHA.
Melissa Mackenzie
CMHA President
Awards News
New to the Versatile Morgan Medallion Award system; Extreme Trail! At the CMHA semi-annual meeting, it was agreed
that Extreme Trail is an up-and-coming discipline that Morgan
owners might be trying. Enter your Morgan or Part-Morgan into
the VMMA and start collecting points today. Contact the office
for more information and an entry form.
All Zone high point awards will be presented at your local
club/zone AGM. All National awards will be presented at the
National AGM banquet in Saint John, New Brunswick on Saturday, April 2. If you cannot pick up your award, it will be mailed
to you at a later date.
If your name was listed in this issue of The Canadian Morgan magazine and you have not received the award, please advise
Nancy at the CMHA office ASAP.
FOR SALE
Whippoorwill
Hidalgo
Whippoorwill Aristocrat
x Whippoorwill Larissa
2002 black Morgan stallion. 100% Foundation.
14.2hh. A classic example
of Morgan type, disposition & ability. Please visit
tvrmorgans.com for more
information.
Vincent & Tanya Redmond * Thundering Valley Ranch
Terrace, BC, [email protected], ph. 250-631-6732
Canadian Morgan
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Canadian Morgan Horse Association
www.morganhorse.ca
CMHA Office Administrator: Nancy Kavanagh
Phone: (905) 982-0060 Fax: (905) 982-0097
E-mail: [email protected]
Mail: Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3 L Courier: 18555 Highway 12, Greenbank, ON L0C 1B0
Officers
President: Melissa MacKenzie
63 McManus St.
Passekeag, NB E5N 7S3
(506) 832-5515
[email protected]
East Vice President: Tina Rovers
Box 303, Stewiackie, NS B0N 2J0
(902) 639-2832
[email protected]
West Vice President: Kelly Wagar
Box 640, Redwater, AB T0A 2W0
(780) 942-4654
[email protected]
Past President: Bob Watson
Box 660, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0
(403) 378-4323
[email protected]
Farewell to winter, Morgan style!
Treasurer: Walter Brown
222 Rt 870, Collina, NB E5P 1P8
(506) 433-5725
[email protected]
directors
Alberta/NWT/Nunavut
Ontario
Atlantic
Quebec
Director: Kelly Wagar
Vice Director: Barbara Tracey
Box 640
Site 1, Box 18, R.R. # 1
Redwater, AB T0A 2W0 Leduc AB T9E 2X1
(780) 942-4654 (780) 986-6731
[email protected]@hotmail.com
Director: Tina Rovers
Vice Director: Dawn Brown
Box 303
222 Rt 870
Stewiackie, NS B0N 2J0
Collina, NB E5P 1P8
(902) 639-2832
(506) 433-5725
[email protected] [email protected]
British Columbia/Yukon
Director: Vacant
New Director Needed
Manitoba
Director: vacant
Vice Director: Laurie Ann Lyons
Box 3254 A Stn. Term. M.P.P.
Kamloops, BC V2C 6B8 (250) 571-9419
[email protected]
Vice Director: Dianne Brown
Box 399 Manitou, MB R0G 1G0
204-246-2302
[email protected]
Director: Lisa Kavanagh
Box 216, 127 Craig St. Ailsa Craig ON N0M 1A0
(519) 517-0774
[email protected]
Director: Vacant
New Director Needed
Vice: Genevieve Kendell – Hayes
724 Lifford Road
Bethany, ON L0A 1A0
705-277-2233
Vice Director: Vacant
New Director Needed
SaskatchEwan
Director: Judith Dexter
Vice Director: Candas Rolls
Box 268
1238 Wascana Highlands
Maidstone, SK S0M 1M0
Regina, SK S4V 2J6
(306) 893-2486
(306) 545-2652
[email protected]@sasktel.net
Directors Emeriti
Margaret McDonald
Eldon L. Bienert
Site 4, Box 5, RR#2, Leduc, AB T9E 2X2
Site 4, Box 5, RR#2, Leduc, AB T9E 2X2
(780) 986-6652, [email protected]
Pat Crema
PO Box 210, 2067 Martin Prairie Rd. Pritchard, BC V0E 2P0
250-577-3218 [email protected]
committee chairs
Nancy Kavanagh-Awards/Historical/Mbshp
Box 286, Port Perry, ON L9L 1A3
(905)982-0060, [email protected]
Charlene Dalen-Brown - Registry
85 Ashwood Dr., Saskatoon, SK S7T 1B9
Dawn Brown - Equine Canada
222 Rt 870, Collina, NB E5P 1P8
Arlene MacKenzie - Constitution/Bylaws
141-4819C 48 Ave, Red Deer AB T4N 3T2
(403) 347-2919
[email protected]
Lisa Kavanagh - Youth
Box 216, 127 Craig St.
Ailsa Craig ON N0M 1A0
(519) 517-0774
[email protected]
so it has been my pleasure to fill this issue with so many eyecatching photos of smiling riders on their perfectly turned out
horses. While other tasks take over my time from the office and
farm here, it will continue to be a daily routine for me to scan
It’s all in the details when it comes to year end through posts on Facebook and pop open an occasional website
awards. From the endless input of data for placings to see what my extended family of Morgan owners have been up
earned, to checking each name of horse and rider, to each day.
there are countless hours involved from the office for creating
And it will be exciting to see who from the applications that
this issue. But that is nothing compared to the hours riders and have come in to to the Magazine Committee will be chosen to
their families have spent training, grooming, polishing and pre- bring their skills to the magazine. The new editor will be anparing for shows over the past season. While everyone can feel nounced at the AGM in New Brunswick, and everything is ready
a bit cross-eyed by the end of their task, the final result is worth for them to enjoy as smooth a transition as possible. The only
it as you pin another ribbon on the wall or see the issue arrive in thing that will be needed to make them a success? You!
the mailbox.
I have been so grateful to each of you who have entrusted your
And it’s a bittersweet task for me as I fix my last typos and ad designs and often text to me in the past three years, but with
align my last photos. Filling pages with Morgan stories and pic- the small pool of CMHA members we have to draw from, it is
tures is a special treat for someone who loves their breed, and vital to the future of the Canadian Morgan that everyone makes
an effort to join at least one issue
each year to help provide advertising income. A 32-page issue is only
paying its costs if there are at least
16 pages of advertising, and it is a
constant challenge to make those pages
happen. I hope that you never feel the
pages of this magazine are beyond your
scope. The Morgan breed is one that appeals to trail riders as much as top show
exhibitors, and each of those interests
has an audience to promote your horses
to with this membership publication.
Send a foal photo in if you are so fortunate to have a young one this year. If
you have a rock-solid, trail mount that
carries children or beginning riders with
complete caution, but will never win a
ribbon in the show ring, there is a huge
demand for those horses too. You simply need to make them seen on these
pages to let their future owner, perhaps
several provinces away, know where to
find it. Call it my swan song as the editor, but I cannot emphasize enough how
much this magazine needs and deserves
your advertising support at every level.
And news isn’t news without reporters. When your Morgans have done
something worth sharing with friends,
share it with our new editor as well!
The best stories are the ones that make
us smile, and too few of them make it
to print. Keep the communication lines
open to ensure our Morgan community,
as spread out as we are geographically,
can stay in touch for all that the future
has in store.
Thanks to an unseasonably warm winter, we already have spring on our doorsteps.
Morganly yours,
And thanks to Bruce Janzen, photographer, for the photo of Will Janzen driving JMF Lisa Peterson
After Eight, and to Karen Wilke for submitting the bottom photo of Dollhouse Java Editor
Fizz with Debra Neufeld and Karen as passenger of the McLaughlin cutter.
Editor’s Input
Dianne Brown - Promotion
Box 399, Manitou, MB R0G 1G0
204-246-2302
[email protected]
vacant - Part-Morgan
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Canadian Morgan
Yo u t h
Hello Canadian Youth!
I hope spring has arrived where
ever you may live and the snow is
long gone! First off I would like to
congratulate to all the youth high
point winners, provincially and nationally. Well done!
Thank you to those youth who
submitted scholarship and sportsmanship nominations. We had no
entries in the OYAS, which is a
little disappointing. Hopefully we can get some entries for 2016,
as the winner will get their trip to the CMHA convention paid for.
Our winners for 2015 are:
Angelique Lang, Regina, SK - $250 Scholarship Award and
Sportsmanship Award winner
Angelique’s stories are included in this issue, so please take
your time to read about this lovely young lady. Congratulations!
The 2016 Youth Challenge speech topic will be “Pick a famous historical Morgan horse and tell us all about them (i.e. Justin Morgan, Black Hawk, Ethan Allen, Reinzi)” It only has to
be a few minutes long and props are allowed! Have fun and be
creative with this topic!
I will be travelling to St. John, New Brunswick for the CMHA
board & annual general meetings. If there are any questions,
comments or concerns that anyone would like discussed regarding the youth programs, please let me know so that I can have
them addressed at the board meetings.
Our new CMHA Youth Chairperson will be announced after
the convention in New Brunswick, stay tuned for information
regarding your new youth leader!
Thanks,
Lisa Kavanagh
CMHAY Chair
Winning Youth Scholarship
My name is Angelique Lang. I am 19-years old, born and raised
in Regina, Saskatchewan, and have loved horses since I was a little
girl. I begged my parents for years to put me in riding lessons, and
at age eight I was finally granted my wish. I took a few western
lessons at Regina Equestrian Centre until I was referred to Ride
That Horse near Pilot Butte, Saskatchewan when I was ten. I was
extremely nervous to begin riding at a new barn; I was essentially
a beginner who had never cantered and never ridden in an English
saddle. I put my nerves aside, walked into the big barn, and was
introduced to a beautiful, bay Morgan gelding named Sunny (The
Sun Man). Sunny exhibited all the qualities that the Morgan breed
is known and loved for: he was always eager to work, took care of
all his riders, and was extremely versatile.
I continued riding at Ride That Horse under my amazing coach,
Susan Van Dusen. Throughout the years I was put upon many different Morgan mounts including but not limited to CLM Redman’s
Renegade, Chestnut Hill PT Cruiser, Chestnut Hill Royal T, and
PTF New York Pilgrim. Each and every one of these Morgan horses taught me something new, and improved my overall skill set.
As I grew up, I began to explore different styles of English riding
and began to love hunter pleasure and dressage. These two events
stuck with me, and now I am able to compete in both events with
my own gelding. But, I am getting ahead of myself!
When I was 15 I began volunteering for the Ride That Horse
lesson program. By volunteering I was able to spend more time
around the barn, handle the horses more, and help Susan teach
lessons. I owe a lot of my own riding success to volunteering,
since I strongly believe that by correcting others I became more
aware of similar mistakes I was making in the saddle. It has been
over four years since I began volunteering with the Ride That
Horse lesson program, and still to this day you can see me in the
arena with the students every Tuesday and Thursday night. I love
every part of volunteering. I love spending time with others who
love the Morgan breed as much as I do, I love helping others get
closer to reaching their own equestrian dreams, and I especially
love seeing someone’s eyes light up and a smile stretch across
their face when they see their favourite horse or have a good ride.
Volunteering has allowed me to give back to the community and
help Susan after all she has done for me.
I know I was very blessed to take riding lessons three times a
week, and spend the time that I did at the stable, but of course I
dreamed of getting my own horse. Unfortunately, every time the
subject was brought up my parents told me that I would never
own a horse. I began working at my family’s restaurant when I
was 12 and I saved every penny I could in hopes that one day I
would be able to afford my own horse. When I was 16, Susan approached me with a proposition. She was looking to sell her gelding Thistledowns Arboria Sun, a horse who I had been leasing for
a year and who took me to my first show. I begged my parents to
let me purchase him, and I will admit, there were some tears. I
could not stand the thought of someone else owning the horse I
had fallen in love with. Miraculously my parents agreed to let me
buy “Semper Fi” and loaned me the remaining amount of money
I required to purchase him. The day that I officially became Semper’s owner was one of the best days of my life. I felt as if all the
hard work I had put into my riding career had begun to pay off.
Semper and I continued our show
career, mostly competing in open shows
in southern Saskatchewan. In 2012
Semper and I received three CMHA
High Point Awards: Youth Open Hunter
Please Reserve Champion, Open Dressage Champion, and Overall Youth
Open Reserve Champion. Semper and
I have received many other ribbons at
several shows and were crowned overall champions in the 2013 Saskatchewan Youth Challenge, as well as won
the riding portion in the 2015 Saskatchewan Youth Challenge. I took it upon
myself to help our youth leader, Jessie
St. John, organize the 2014 Saskatchewan Youth Challenge. I ordered separate ribbons to ensure everyone would
receive something to take home (as
there were 11 participants and only first
to eighth received the CMHA ribbons),
I organized a post challenge potluck to
celebrate the day with the competitors
and their family members, and I organized gifts to say thank you to Jessie for
being our youth leader, Barbara Tracey
for being our judge, and Susan for allowing us to use her arena.
nice person who shares her knowledge,
encourages others to keep trying, and
is there to lend a helping hand. I have
observed her on frequent occasions assisting her peers-at the mounting block,
in the stall, after a fall, even taking the
late-night chore shift at shows so other
riders can sleep. And there are countless
other examples of Angie being a good
sport and model Morgan citizen.
In my opinion, what sets Angie apart
from all others is her overwhelming
positivity and contagious enthusiasm
for the Morgan breed. With squeals of
delight, Angie produces entry forms
for upcoming shows, recommending
classes where others may have interest, in addition to her own registration.
“Nothing is impossible,” and “never say
never,” are phrases Angie uses to influence and enourage other riders who do
not have as much show experience.
On a personal level, Angie is particularly proud of her Canadian Morgan
Horse Association high point awards. In
2012, she won the Open Youth Hunter
Pleasure Reserve Champion, Dressage
Champion, and Open Youth Overall
Reserve Champion. Similarly, in 2013,
Angie won the Saskatchwan Youth
2015 Youth Scholarship and Sportsmanship Challenge. She also holds countless ribrecipient, Lngelique Lang, pictured with This- bons from open shows, promoting the
Morgan breed far beyond the boundaries
tledowns Arboria Sun.
of the Association’s events.
I am in my second year of a Bachelor
of Science degree in Biology at the University of Regina. I hope to also receive a
Masters degree in Genetics in the future.
I am planning to become a genetic counselor, where I would work with families
who have children with genetic disorders, or who are at risk for having children with genetic disorders.
I decided to stay at home to complete my bachelor’s degree so that
I could continue riding and volunteering with the students. I hope
that I will be able to continue volunteering for as long as I am in
Regina, and hope to continue to plan many other Morgany events
for Saskatchewan. Being involved with the Morgan horse breed
and the Canadian Morgan Horse Association has introduced me to
some of my best friends, and has changed my life for nothing but
the best. Go team Morgan!
Thank you,
Angelique Lang
Winning Sportsmanship Letter
It is my honor to submit this letter of nomination for Angelique Lang (Angie) of Regina, Saskatchewan, as an undeniable contender for the upcoming Sportsmanship Award with the
Canadian Morgan Horse Association.
Angie is Saskatchewan’s most involved and influential youth
member. She is a hard worker and generous with her time, taking
as many opportunities as possible to not only be involved in, but
also to promote youth programs to others. Outside of her own
training time, Angie’s peers describe her as a competent rider and
Angie started riding at age eight. For the past nine years, she
has trained under Susan Van Dusen, an Equine Canada certified
competitive coach located at White City, Saskatchewan. Angie
is the proud owner of Thistledowns Arboria Sun (“Semper Fi”).
Her current goal is to show with Semper Fi at the Morgan Grand
National in 2016.
“Doing it all and doing it well” is a phrase often used to describe the Morgan breed. Justin Morgan was labelled through
the early 1800s as being sound of eye, wind and limb throughout a lifetime of two ordinary horses. Angie would argue along
with many others that present day Morgans vary little from their
mighty progenitor. Defined in her own words, Angie describes
the Morgan breed as, “always willing to work, having great
minds, and so versatile.”
The Morgan horse is a great match for Angie and can even
be described as being similar to her: beauty, heart, athleticism
and versatility, with one trait, people-loving, that arguably distinguishes the breed and Angie from all others. No one could be
more deserving of this honourable recognition than Angie.
Canadian Morgan
Respectfully submitted,
Jenny Young
Saskatchewan Youth Coordinator
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Equine Canada Morgan of the Year
The Equine Canada 2015 Morgan
Horse of the Year is Tamrac’s Enzo (BMF
Up Beat And Smokin x GVA Captiva
Command). Owned and ridden by Emilie
Wendland of Edmonton Alberta, Emilie
can’t say enough about Enzo’s huge personality and love of the show ring.
“He has a huge presence,” said Emilie, “a very big personality and he is fun
to be around. When I am passing someone in the ring, he goes even bigger, he
just loves to show off. But he’s kind of
lazy at home!”
Emilie has been riding since she was
six years old and has worked with Enzo
since she was 15. They have been riding with trainer Barb Tracey since 2013.
Emilie came to Morgans thanks to a
job working at Tamrac Morgans when
BAPTISTE LAKE MORGANS
Larry & Marg Armfelt
243035A Twp Rd 670, Box 2070
Athabasca, AB T9S 2B6
Ph/Fax: 780-675-5168
[email protected]
www.baptistelakemorgans.com
VW/FS
Baptiste Entoo Dinav (2013 palomino)
BELLE COULEE MORGANS
René & Aura Pombert
49451 Hwy 814, RR 2
Leduc, AB T9E 2X2
Ph: 780-986-1446
[email protected]
www.bellecouleemorgans.com
VW/FS/SS
Triple S Chinook (15hh palomino)
Sunnyridge Porter (15.2hh palomino)
Triple S Goldust Correll (14.2hh palomino)
CANABAR FARM
Vern Baron & Ann de St. Remy
Site 5, Box 66, RR #4
Lacombe, AB T4L 2N4
Ph/Fax: 403-782-3856
[email protected]
www.canabarfarm.com
VW/FS
Country Lane Morgan Farm
Eldon & Betty Bezaire
21166 Twp Rd 542
Ft. Saskatchewan, AB T8L 3Y9
780-998-7215
[email protected]
VW/FS/SS/DB
CLM Cocoa’s Cavalier
she was 14. She had grown up around horses
as her father was in rodeo, and she worked at a
dressage and jumping barn for a truly multi-discipline upbringing. But once she began working at Tamrac, she got hooked on Morgans and
loves showing her horses.
Emilie currently owns two Morgans, Enzo
and Tamrac’s Noble Aurora (Northern Exposure
x Futurity’s Noble Lady), nicknamed “Celia.”
In 2015 she attended her second Grand National
show, where she and Enzo earned two top ten
awards in the hunter division. Her goal is to
return to Oklahoma City and come home with
some top five ribbons, but will be finishing her
university degree first.
“Oklahoma is such a big show, and a different atmosphere,” said Wendland. “People are
so involved in it. The very large classes, with
22-24 horses in each, makes it very hard to get
COUNTRY ROSE MORGANS
Monica Smyl
Box 3140, Wainwright, AB T9W 1T1
780-842-5925
[email protected]
www.countryrosemorgans.com
VW/FS/SS
JMF Basic Black (Rum Brook Immortal
Image x JMF Wild Mayflower)
DAWNVILLE FARMS
Eldon Bienert, owner
Stephanie Abel, trainer
Site 4, Box 1 RR 2, Leduc, AB
Ph: 780-986-6652 farm
Ph: 780-721-7952 trainer
[email protected]
VW, DB, FS, TR
ELDORINA EQUINE/WAGAR
FARMS
Jeff & Kelly Wagar
57527 Range Rd 211, Redwater, AB
Ph/fax: 780-942-4654
[email protected]
eldorinaequine.weebly.com
VW/FS
MORGAN HILL FARM
Dwayne, Shannon & Ashley Comeau
51031 RR 204
Sherwood Park, AB T8G 1E5
Ph: 780-298-4337
Fax: 780-271-4154
[email protected]
www.morganhillfarms.org
VW/SS/FS
Morgan Hill Funky Phantom
Morgan Hill Coupe Deville
OAKLEA MORGAN FARM
him out there and be seen.”
With the ribbons to prove she can indeed do it though, and a
horse who loves his work, we should enjoy seeing many more
winning passes by the new Equine Canada Morgan of the Year!
by Lisa Peterson
Corrections
Apologies to our Youth for two errors in the January/February issue!
In the “Kode of Honor” article, photo credit should have been
given to Lindsey Parkin Photography for the photo at the top
of the article. Also, at the top paragraph of the second column,
Nicola began riding Kody when she was nine.
In the Youth article, the second photo shown above should have
been identified as Angelique Lang aboard Thistledowns Arboria
Sun, not as Kayla Joyce.
Angelique Lang and
Thistledowns Arboria Sun take a victory
lap in the walk/trot/
canter division of the
2015 Saskatchewan
Youth Challenge.
Bob & Cec Watson
Box 660, Duchess, AB T0J 0Z0
Ph: 403-378-4323
Fax: 403-378-4322
[email protected]
VW/FS/TR/LS
SSS MORGANS
Sandy & Ivan Chrapko
Box 2697, Pincher Creek, AB T0K 1W0
Ph: 403-627-5696
Barn: 403-627-8074
Fax: 403-627-5699
[email protected]
www.sssmorgans.ca
VW/SS/FST/FS
Bessia’s Tatanka (homozygous black)
A.P. Guest Ranch
Registered Morgan Horses
Susan & Andre Patry
4220 Hwy 5A South
1/2-way between Princeton/Merritt
Box 1148, Merritt, BC V1K 1B8
250-378-6520 Fax: 250-378-3492
[email protected]
www.apguestranch.com
VW/BD/TR/LS/FS/SS
Vegas
J Star
GNR
MORGANS
New Members
A hearty welcome to these recent new members of the CMHA!
Helena Crawford...............................................Clyde, AB
Morgan Dewald........................................Wetaskiwin, AB
Deira Dick................................................Wetaskiwin, AB
Gwen Doran................................................. Red Deer, AB
Belinda Hillaby.................................Sturgeon County, AB
Yvonne Legris.................................................. Tofield, AB
Holly Plunkett...................................................... Alix, AB
Dayna Rogalsky.........................................Lethbridge, AB
Francine White.............................................Rothesay, NB
Rathryn Cuming........................................ Beaverdell, BC
R Whispering Willows,
D. Rogalsky & N. Rinke......................... Summerland, BC
Helen Bennett.................................................Sombra, ON
Matthew Jantzi............................................ Powassan, ON
Ann Marie Kavanagh.....................................Nepean, ON
Robert Blaney........................ St-Lambert-De-Lauzon, PQ
Alex Gourly...................................................Bethany, ON
Anick Aubut................................................Wakefield, ON
Brad Stewart................................................. Weyburn, SK
Ricky Burrows........................................ Grand Forks, BC
Erika Neufeld...............................................Margaret, MB
Sandra Graves.................................................. Sundre, AB
Lesley Valiquette.........................................Uxbridge, ON
Melissa Ball.......................................... Spruce Grove, AB
[email protected]
VW/SS/TR/LS
Noble-T Desperado (black)
Ramuls Justin (bay) frozen semen
RASPBERRY FIELD MORGANS
Ron & Teresa Born
P.O. Box 42, Rose Prairie, V0C 2H0
250-827-3501
[email protected]
www.raspberryfieldmorgans.com
VW/FS
British Columbia Morgan Owners & Breeders
To be placed on this list contact:
Zone Director: Laurie Ann Lyons
Legend:
(250) 571-9419
VW - Visitors Welcome (call
ahead)
[email protected]
SS - Stallion(s) at Stud
or
ST - Semen Transport Vice Director: Dana Bewza-Ward
FST - Frozen Semen Transport (250) 572-7357
FS - Horse(s) For Sale
[email protected]
BD - Horses Boarded
TR - Training
LS - Lessons Given
Legend:
VW - Visitors Welcome (call ahead)
ST - Semen Transport
FST - Frozen Semen Transport
Zone Director: Kelly Wagar
(780) 942-4654
[email protected] BD - Horses Boarded
TR - Training
Vice Director: Barbara Tracey
LS - Lessons Given
(780) 986-6731
[email protected]
A.P. GUEST RANCH
Registered Morgan Horses
Susan & Andre Patry
4220 Hwy 5A South
1/2-way between Princeton/Merritt
Gerald & Rachael
Sdoutz
FOWLER
MORGANS
1576
Chase
Falkland Fowler
Rd.
Chuck
& Audrey
Chase,
BC V0E 1M1
Box 234
(250)
679-1175
Charlie
Lake, V0C 1H0
[email protected]
250-787-7527
www.gnrmorgans.com
[email protected]
SS/FS/VW
VW/FS
DM Teacher’s Top Mark (Black)
1076 McCarty Cres
Revelstoke BC V0E 2S1
250-837-4134 or Cell: 250-837-0060
[email protected]
VW/SS/FS/CO/OS/TR
Trophy’s Independence
TRAILWOOD FARM
Pat Crema
Box 210, 2067 Martin Prairie Rd.,
Pritchard, V0E 2P0
250-577-3218
[email protected]
VW
Legend:
VW - Visitors Welcome (call ahead)
ST - Semen Transport
FST - Frozen Semen Transport
BD - Horses Boarded
TR - Training
LS - Lessons Given
JOHNSEN TREE FARMS Ltd.
Kris & Inge Johnsen
13616 232nd St.,
Maple Ridge, V4R 2R5
604-463-2571
[email protected]
VW/ FS
Zone Director: vacant
Vice Director: Laurie Ann Lyons
NOBLE-T MORGANS
Western Working Morgans
GRANITE
Tom & LeeMORGANS
Nobles
Gunther
Dagmar Funk
Box 73,&Grindrod,
V0E 1Y0
4280
Schubert Road,
250-838-2228
fax (250) 838-2045
Armstrong, BC V0E 1B4
(250) 546-2891
VS/SS/FS
Trophy’s Julio
ALAN SMYTH
(250) 571-9419
[email protected]
Canadian Morgan
NOBLE-T MORGANS
Western Working Morgans
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2015 CMHA
High Point Awards
The hours of training, grooming, and polishing have been worth the effort as our Morgan
owners and exhibitors receive their high point recognition for 2015 shows and events. Each
show attended can contribute to points in your zone as well as national standings, and taking
part in open shows also earns points at the zone and national level.
Congratulations to all who have dedicated themselves to the show season and getting Mor-
gans out where they can be seen by the public. If you have been attending either Morgan or
open shows, please be sure to register your Morgan in the CMHA High Point program to join
the recognition in 2016!
NATIONAL
In Hand Junior Horse
Ch. Baronial Blooming Star, Holly Buckley
Res. HSR Flirtation, David Gillen
In Hand Mares
Ch. Hylee’s No Regrets, Carla McNichol
Res. Cha-Ching Cherry, Bea Dixon
In Hand Geldings
Ch. The Last Viking Laurel, Gould/John Vogel
Res.
Saralin’s
Conductor,
Sandra
Fenstad-Sanche
In Hand Stallions
Ch. Morgan Hill Funky Phantom,
Dwayne/Shannon Comeau
English Pleasure
Res. DU Absolutely Courageous, Leann
Dixon
Classic English Pleasure
Ch. HD Troy, Axel & Heather Starck
Res. LLM Image Of Thyme, Stephanie
Abel
Western Pleasure
Ch. Canabar Masquerade, Shari Groot
Res. Cedarcrest Noteable Son, Gloria Pitts
Pleasure Driving
Ch. VVM Well Deserved, Jessa Dumkee
Res. Morgan Hill Funky Phantom,
Classic Pleasure Driving
Ch. FRF Swept Away, Cathy Gillen
Res. Chili Powder, Dennis & Genevieve Hayes
Hunter Pleasure
Ch. TamRac’s Enzo, Emilie Wendland
Res. WVS Glory’s Drifter, Caylyn Walker
Park/Roadster
Ch. Harlan’s Azurean, Sherri Wilson
Res. Saralin’s Conductor,
Sandra
Fenstad-Sanche
English General Purpose
Ch. Cold Creek Cash, Caylyn Walker
Res. Morgan Hill Forever Young, Simone
Blacklate-Logan
Western General Purpose
Res. Annie Get Your Gun, Willa Schwab
Driving General Purpose
Ch. BMF Spartacus, Aren-Dina Popadiuk
Res. Found One Tapdancer, Michelle
MacDonald
Overall
Res. TamRac’s Enzo, Emilie Wendland
NATIONAL OPEN
In Hand Open
Ch. Northline Autumn Breeze Bruce &
Alice Murray
Res. Millenium Ultra Hot, Brenda Casteels
English Performance
Ch. Rendition Feast Your Eyes, Brynn
Marie O’Reilley
Res. Silly Rabbit, Brenda Casteels
Western Performance
Marie O’Reilley
Res. NBN Out Of The Blue, Brynn Marie
O’Reilley
Driving Performance
Ch. Silversides Rising Son, Penny McKee
Res. Wicked, Dennis & Genevieve Hayes
Overall
Marie O’Reilley
O’Reilley
Youth Equitation 17 & Under
Ch. Morgan McLachlan
Res. Nicole Lightfoot
Northline Enterprise
Cold Creek Cash
Ashley Reeson
Northline Beauregard
x Northline Pandora Hawk
Zone Champion Overall
Res Zone English General Purpose
Reserve Zone Hunter Pleasure
Reserve Zone In Hand Geldings
Final Command x Arduns Victoria
Caylyn Walker
Champion English General Purpose
Ch. Zone Eng. Pl. General Purpose
Cedarcrest Noteable Son
Kept My Promise
Millenium Ultra Hot
Cedarcrest Double Agent x Red Hot
Brenda Casteels
Reserve Open In Hand Open
Reserve Zone Open In Hand
Youth Open English Performance
Ch. SGP Grand Illusion, Morgan
McLachlan
Res. RGM Special Delivery, Tana Smith
Youth Open Overall (17 & Under)
Ch. SGP Grand Illusion, Morgan
McLachlan
NATIONAL PART
MORGAN
Overall
Ch. Windyways Hercules, Anne-Marie
Anderson
DPR Notoriety x Hylee Sun Times
Gloria Jean Pitts
Reserve Western Pleasure
P.R.’s A Promise Kept x
Valley Ridge Free Spirit
Brenda Casteels
Champion Zone Trail Pleasure
Champion Zone Trail Endurance
Brogin Kiji
Capes Vigilman x
Chestnut Hill Ms Command
Christine Monteith
Champion Zone Hunter Pleasure
NATIONAL YOUTH
Walk - Trot Equitation (11 & under)
Ch. Brady Groot
Res. Bentlee Kublik
Walk - Trot Pleasure (11 & under)
Ch. Tazara Windigo, Brady Groot
Res. Iron Forge Code Blue, Bentlee Kublik
Youth Overall (11 & under)
Ch. Brady Groot
Res. Bentlee Kublik
Youth Equitation (13 & Under)
Ch. Samantha Dixon
Res. Sarah Healy
Youth English Pleasure (13 & Under)
Ch. French Final Exchange, Ashley Tolsma
Res. TamRac Bronzed Duchess, Sarah Healy
Youth Pleasure Driving (13 & Under)
Ch. RGM Special Delivery, Tana Smith
Youth Hunter Pleasure (13 & Under)
Ch. DVF Heart Lite, Brianna Tolsma
Silly Rabbit
JMF Mr Bojangles x Sundown’s Star Kist
Brenda Casteels w/Alex Gourly
Reserve Open English Performance
Ch Zone Open Youth English
Performance
Champion Zone Open Youth
Overall
DU Absolutely Courageous
LHVK Courageous Flaire
x R-Royale Tiz Affaire
Leann Dixon
Reserve English Pleasure
Champion Zone English Pleasure
Canadian Morgan
Tamrac Bronzed Duchess
Scion Soleil Roi x Final Duchess
Sarah Healy
Reserve Youth Eq. 13 & under
Reserve Youth Pl. Driving 13 & under
Reserve Youth Hunter Pl. 13 & under
Reserve Youth Overall 13 &under
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Youth Overall (13 & Under)
Ch. Samantha Dixon
Res. Sarah Healy
Youth Equitation (14 - 17)
CH. TIE Skye Davies
Ch. TIE Jordan Reid
Res. Georgina Sanche
Youth English Pleasure (14 - 17)
RES. TIE CBMF Undeniable, Alexandra Hart
RES. TIE Saralin’s Conductor, Georgina Sanche
Youth Western Pleasure (14 - 17)
Ch. Boxford Twist And Shout, Catriona Kozijn
Res. MWS Indian Summer, Mackenzie Collins
Youth Pleasure Driving (14 - 17)
Youth Hunter Pleasure 14-17
Ch. Attn Postmaster, Mackenzie Collins
Res. Bora Bora, Jordan Reid
Youth Overall (14 – 17)
Ch. Jordan Reid
Res. Mackenzie Collins
NATIONAL TRAIL
Pleasure
1. Guysborough Grey, Jean Bridges
2. Kept My Promise, Brenda Casteels
Competitive
1. Jalna Saffire, Jean Bridges
Endurance
ZONE TRAIL
Pleasure Atlantic
Competitive Atlantic
Endurance Atlantic
Pleasure Ontario
Endurance Ontario
MORGAN ZONE
ALBERTA
Ch. HSR Flirtatous, David Gillen
Res. Canabar Celebration, Vern Baron &
Ann De St Remy
In Hand Mares
Res. Cha-Ching Cherry, Beatrix Dixon
In Hand Geldings
Ch.
Saralin’s
Conductor,
Sandra
Fenstad-Sanche
Res. French Final Exhange, Ashley Tolsma
In Hand Stallions
Ch. Morgan Hill Funky Phantom,
English Pleasure
Res. DU Absolutely Courageous, Leann Dixon
Ch. LLM Image Of Thyme, Stephanie Abel
Res. FCF Fandango, K-Lyn Stables
Pleasure Driving
Res. Morgan Hill Funky Phantom,
Ch. FRF Swept Away, Cathy Wickens
Res. CKH Chesspiece, Viviane Daniels
Park/Roadster
Ch.
Saralin’s
Conductor,
Sandra
Fenstad-Sanche
Western Pleasure
Res. Cedarcrest Noteable Son, Gloria Pitts
Hunter Pleasure
Ch. TamRac’s Enzo, Emilie Wendland
Res. WVS Glory’s Drifter, Caylyn Walker
Ch. Cold Creek Cash, Caylyn Walker
Res. Morgan Hill Forever Young, Simone
Blacklake-Logan
Res. Annie Get Your Gun, Willa Schwab
JUSTIN MORGAN
HONOURS
A cumulative lifetime award
Hunter Pleasure 14 – 17 years old: Attn Postmaster
English Pleasure: RGM Special Delivery
Hunter Pleasure: Tazara Windigo (2)
Walk-Trot Pleasure 11 & under: Tazara Windigo
Equitation: Mackenzie Collins,
Georgina Sanche (2): Skye Davies, Equitation (2)
Overall
Res. TamRac’s Enzo, Emilie Wendland
ATLANTIC
Found
One
Tapdancer,
MacDonald
Overall
Found
One
Tapdancer,
MacDonald
Michelle
Michelle
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Overall
ONTARIO
Res. Baronial Mr. Charisma, Christi E. Nye
In Hand Mares
Ch. Alphastar First Stage, Dennis/Genevieve Hayes
Res. Kissed By Couraje, Dennis/Genevieve Hayes
In Hand Geldings
Ch. The Last Viking, Laurel Gould/John Vogels
Res. Northline Enterprise, Valerie Reeson
English Pleasure
Marie O’Reilley
Res. CBMF Undeniable, David Kavanagh
Ch. HD Troy, Axel & Heather Starck
O’Reilley
Pleasure Driving
Res. Wicked, Dennis/Genevieve Hayes
Ch. Chile Powder, Dennis/Genevieve Hayes
Res. Alphastar First Asset, Cyan Star Morgans
Western Pleasure
Ch. MWS Indian Summer, Christina M. Collins
Res. Cyan Star Trinity, Cyan Star Morgans
Hunter Pleasure
Ch. Brogin Kiri, Christine Monteith
Ch. Hartland Heart Of Gold, Carolyn
Downey-Wood
Ch. NBN Out Of The Blue, Brynn Marie
O’Reilley
Park/Roadster
Ch. Harlan’s Azurean, Sherri Wilson
Res. CMBF Undeniable, David Kavanagh
Overall
Ch. Northline Enterprise, Valerie Reeson
Res. The Last Viking, Laurel Gould/John Vogels
QUEBEC
English Pleasure
Morgan Hill Funky Phantom
LPS The Boogie Man
x MPM Kendra Command
Dwayne & Shannon Comeau
Champion In Hand Stallions
Reserve Pleasure Driving
Reserve Zone Pleasure Driving
Tazara Windigo
Canabar Masquerade
Legacy’s Viking x Boogaloo Dancer
Laurel Gould
Champion In Hand Geldings
Champion Zone In Hand Geldings
Reserve Zone Overall
Guysborough Grey
Thistledown’s Arboria Sun
Southerly Conowingo x Dawnville Centerina
Brady Groot
Justin Morgan Hunter Pleasure
Justin Morgan W/T Pl. 11 & under
Champion Youth W/T Pl 11 & U
Champion Youth Eq 11 & U
Champion Youth Overall 11 & U
Hillsdale Baronet x Salila (Arabian)
Jean Bridges
Champion Trail Pleasure
Reserve Trail Endurance
Champion Zone Trail Pleasure
Champion Zone Trail Endurance
Harlan’s Azurean
Bora Bora
Mizrahi x NAS Esperanza
Sherri Wilson
Champion Park/Roadster
Champion Zone Park/Roadster
The Last Viking
Marvelous Intrigue x Tropic Anna
Shari Groot
Champion Western Pleasure
Champion Western General Purpose
Champion Overall
Bocelli x Queen’s So Rare
Jordan Reid
Champion Youth Overall 14-17
Reserve Youth Hunter Pl. 14-17
Ch. Zone Youth Hunter Pleasure 14-17
Canadian Morgan
Arboria Highlight x Thistle’s Lace
Angelique Lang
Champion Zone Hunter Pleasure
Champion Zone Overall
Champion Zone Overall
Champion Zone English Performance
CBMF Undeniable
HVK Courageous Flaire x Spiceflife Apropos
Alexandra Hart
Ch. Zone Youth English Pl. 14-17
Ch. Zone Youth Park/Roadster 14-17
Congratulations on a wonderful year!
Love Mom, Nans & Pops
13
Pleasure Driving
Overall
SASKATCHEWAN
Hunter Pleasure
Ch. Thistledowns Arboria Sun, Angelique Lang
Overall
OPEN ZONE
WVS Glory’s Drifter
No Star x CSA Morning Glory
Caylyn Walker
Reserve Hunter Pleasure
Reserve Zone Hunter Pleasure
Wicked
The Master’s Touch x Tomeri Tiamo
Dennis & Genevieve Hayes
Reserve Open Driving Performance
Champion Zone Open Driving
Performance
Attn Postmaster
Cedar Creek Harlequin
x Saddletime Scarlet O’Hara
Mackenzie Collins
Ch. Youth Hunter Pleasure 14-17
Ch. Zone Youth Hunter Pleasure 14-17
Boxford Twist And Shout
Futurity’s Noble Twist x Nemours Gay Lady
Catriona Kozijn
Champion Youth
Western Pleasure 14-17
Chile Powder
Tug Hill Whamunition
x Futurity’s Musical Ice
Dennis & Genevieve Hayes
Reserve Classic Pleasure Driving
Champion Zone Classic Pleasure
Mackenzie Collins
Justin Morgan Equitation Honour
Tamrac’s Enzo
BMF Up Beat And Smokin
x GVA Captiva Command
Emilie Wendland
Equine Canada Morgan of the Year
Champion Hunter Pleasure
Reserve National Overall
ALBERTA
Open English Performance
Ch. Morgan Hill Forever Young, Simone
Blacklake-Logan
Res. Morgan Hill Bold Image, Arlene
MacKenzie
Open Overall
Ch. Morgan Hill Forever Young, Simone
Blacklake-Logan
Res. Morgan Hill Bold Image, Arlene
MacKenzie
Open Youth Equitation (17 & Under)
Res. Nicole Lightfoot
Open Youth Open English Performance
Ch. SGP Grand Illusion, Foekje Baarda
Open Youth Overall (17 & Under)
Res. Tana Smith
ONTARIO
SASKATCHEWAN
In Hand Open
Ch. Northline Autumn Breeze, Bruce &
Alice Murray
Res. Millenium Ultra Hot, Brenda Casteels
English Performance
Marie O’Reilley
Res. Silly Rabbit, Brenda Casteels
Western Performance
Marie O’Reilley
O’Reilley
Driving Performance
Ch. Wicked, Dennis & Genevieve Hayes
Res. Chile Powder, Dennis & Genevieve Hayes
Overall
Marie O’Reilley
O’Reilley
Youth Open English Perf.
Ch. Silly Rabbit, Alex Gourly, Brenda Casteels
Youth Open Overall
Ch. Silly Rabbit, Alex Gourly, Brenda Casteels
Overall
QUEBEC
English Performance
Driving Performance
Overall
YOUTH ZONE
ALBERTA
Walk - Trot Equitation (11 & under)
Ch. Brady Groot
Res. Bentlee Kublik
Walk - Trot Pleasure (11 & under)
Ch. Tazara Windigo, Brady Groot
Res. Iron Forge Code Blue, Bentlee Kublik
Walk - Trot Overall (11 & under)
Ch. Brady Groot
Res. Bentlee Kublik
Youth English Pleasure (13 & Under)
Ch. French Final Exchange, Ashley Tolsma
Youth Hunter Pleasure (13 & Under)
Ch. DVF Heart Lite, Brianna Tolsma
Res. TamRac Bronzed Duchess, Sarah
Healy
Youth Pleasure Driving (13 & Under)
Ch. tie RGM Special Delivery, Tana Smith
Ch. tie TamRac Bronzed Duchess, Sarah
Healy
Youth Equitation (13 & Under)
Ch. Samantha Dixon
Res. Sarah Healy
Ch. Samantha Dixon
Res. Sarah Healy
....continued on page 28
Baronial Blooming Star
Baronial Lord Ethan x Baronial Blossom
Holly Buckley
Champion In Hand Junior Horse
Champion Zone In Hand Junior Horse
Champion Zone Pleasure Driving
MWS Indian Summer
UCM Beaumont x Mischief Non-Plus
Christine & Mackenzie Collins
Champion Zone Western Pleasure
Reserve Youth Western Pleasure 14-17
Champion Zone Youth Western Pl 14-17
Canadian Morgan
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These (horses and riders) are stayed winners, only the clock ticking off the sec- he was faced with a challenge, and Jean,
neither by snow nor rain nor heat nor onds and the vets giving the nod or not to enjoying the conditioning and preparation
darkness from accomplishing their ap- the horse being fit to continue. It is a sport as much as the competitive aspect of the
pointed course with all speed.
where the motto is “To Finish is to Win.” sport. Dandy would have excelled in the
— Herodotus, Histories (8.98) Distance riding means horsemanship at its sport, but an injury brought a quick end to
(trans. A.D. Godley, 1924)
finest and distance riders are the greatest his trail riding career. It was then that MuYes, this quote might reference the horsemen and women that I know, and I hammed (“Mo”), the second Morgan geldUnited States Postal Service, but it is also rank Jean Bridges as my ultimate horse- ing in Bridge’s barn at the time, began his
aptly applies to the story of an amazing woman, for she has achieved success and distance riding career. Mo was the first in
New Brunswick woman, and her horses! longevity with several mounts.
what was to become a tradition of jet black
In the fall of 2015, Jean Bridges, 74, of
Bridges began her distance riding ca- Morgans that would carry Jean on the maDouglas, New Brunswick, reached the reer in 1989 with her homebred bay Mor- jority of her miles. Mo was the epitome of
9,000 mile mark in distance riding com- gan gelding, Carleton Dandy, at the Bor- the Morgan breed, having had many sucpetition. A remarkable achievement that der Trail Ride, held from the Valley Horse cesses in the show ring in western, hunt
took 16 years and nine horses to reach! In & Saddle Club in Bairdsville, NB. That seat, saddle seat and harness. Always an
that time, Jean has ridden in extreme heat, first ride along the Canada/US border in- extremely elegant show horse, he went
drenching rains, blustery winds, pounding stilled in Jean a love and respect for the on to prove that his versatility and good
hail, and maybe even a snowflake or two! sport. She and Dandy went on to compete nature allowed him to make a great trail
To reiterate, that is 9,000 miles in competi- together for a total of 174.5 miles. The horse as well. He truly was that spetion, and one can only imagine how many distance riding sport suited both horse cial horse that could do it all. Jean and
conditioning miles were involved.
and rider; Dandy only being happy when Ann Bridges combined to ride Mo for
You might not think so at first, but
1156.9 miles.
distance riding is a true team sport:
Distance Riding is a unique
the team being the horse and rider and
equestrian discipline where the
their support crew at the vet checks.
horse of choice is often an Arabian
The challenges horse and rider face
or Arabian cross. Jean has proven
are distance, variations in terrain,
that Morgans can also excel, but
difficult going such as rocks, mud
at times the Morgan’s physiology
or sand, water crossings, extreme
may mean adjusting riding speed,
weather fluctuations, time limits, and
extra efforts at cooling the horse
passing the vet checks. Only the fittest
down, and careful monitoring of
horses with natural talent will make
heart rate and respiration. Distance
the grade over the long term. The vet
horses need to be efficient movers
checks require hydration, soundness
(with more forward movement
and good heart rate recoveries. For
rather than an upward, animated
the novice and developing distance
movement), good conformation of
horses it is a process of growing as an
course, and a general willingness
athlete. For the advanced endurance
and happiness to just keep going.
Above:
Elliot
and
Jean
Bridges
celebrate
her
9,000
horse it is a race requiring great fitness
Trust me, you don’t want a happy
and resilience coupled with speed. miles at the end of that ride. Bottom: Jean aboard horse for the first loop, who thinks
Springhills Justina.
There are no judges to determine the
the vet check means they’re done,
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CMHA Affiliated Morgan Horse Clubs
British Columbia Interior
President: Gunther Funk
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Secretary: Debbie Miyashita
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Manitoba
Morgan Horse
Club
Since 1970
The Morgan Horse Club of Nova Scotia
PRESIDENT:
Don Porter
PO Box 303
Stewiacke, NS B0N 2J0
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SECRETARY:
Michelle MacDonald
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NEW BRUNSWICK
ONTARIO
President: Genevieve
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President: Rhonda Hamilton
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President:
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Secretary:
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Jean Bridges and Guysborough Grey.
and then you still have 15-25 miles of
fighting your angry horse after he realizes the vet check was NOT the end of
the ride.
The next black Morgan in Jean’s career was the mare Springhill’s Justina
(Tina). Tina was really a show horse reject
that Jean took on. In fact I was with Jean
when she first tried out Tina, and even
today we laugh at the video taken that
day that shows the trainer’s
reluctance to even canter
the horse. But Jean saw
something in the mare’s
fiery sprit and through the
magic of time, patience,
and daily rides, turned the
mare around. Tina and Jean
went on to cover an amazing 5,860 miles together in
competition. Tina and Jean
were an unstoppable duo,
and proof that if “To finish is to Win,” they indeed
won many times over. Tina
and Jean had many career
highlights, including winning Reserve Champion
at the 1998 Canadian Na- Jean and Ann
tionals. At this same event ough Grey.
Tina won conditioning in her division,
was named top trail horse and was top
overall Morgan. The Canadian Morgan Horse Association recognized Tina
when the mare won the CMHA Morgan
Sweepstakes.
Over the years Jean and her mounts
have completed virtually every type of
distance ride offered, from a 25-mile
judged pleasure ride to 50-mile endurance races, or 80-mile multi-day competitive trail rides. Jean has been in the winner’s circle in every event. She explains
her approach to conditioning: “Before
starting to get our horses ready for the
season, I want to have teeth and shots
done, and make the transition from
barefoot to shoes. Also, the horses are
on a regular deworming program that utilizes fecal testing. I stand back and evaluate my horses myself, considering things
such as: Are they too fat or too thin? Do
I need to adjust their feed? I also take a
look at my own fitness. Getting ready
for the first ride depends on how much
winter riding I did. A good walk is good
conditioning and a great chance to work
on things that you might encounter on the
trail, and an opportunity to essentially
practice getting the horse to listen to you.
To me, ring work is important and I probably do not do enough of it. The conditioning program on the ACTRA (Atlantic
Canada Trail Riding Association) web
site is a good guide for conditioning. Before I go to a CTR I like to have my horses moving at eight-to-ten miles per hour
and have their pulse dropping quickly.
For a 50-mile ride, I like to do ten miles
in one hour. Hill work is great as well.
“I like to ride 3 or 4 times a week
in the summer. After I have done some
competitions, I do quite a bit of hacking,
or what I call ride-and-talk. All rides are
really training rides. Having a happy, relaxed horse on the trail is my true enjoyment. If one over-trains you can leave
your best miles at home.”
The story pauses here to acknowledge
the third member of the team – the pit
crew. In Jean’s case, her indomitable supporter has been her husband Elliott. Elliott has been by her side for every mile,
driving the trailer, helping at pit stops, observing condition of horse and rider along
the way, giving feedback, and providing
encouragement when needed most. And
at many rides, you will find Elliott volunteering his time with ride management.
Although not on horseback, Elliott has
shared every step of
the 9,000 mile journey,
and continues to be
Jean’s biggest cheerleader. The Bridges
estimate they travel
ten miles for every one
mile of competition.
Other pit crew members at various rides
have included Jean’s
daughter Ann, also her
frequent riding partner,
and friends Gary and
Bertha Harrison and
Bob Curran.
Another black Morgan mare entered the
picture in 2005, when
Bridges ride the trail together on Jalna Safire and GuysborJean purchased Jalna
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Safire (Skye). Skye was seven-years old
at the time with no riding experience. Jean
sent Skye to a local trainer for the winter
to establish the basics. Always up for a
challenge, Jean once again used her horsemanship skills to hone the mare into a top
distance riding mount, for Skye is now a
steady and fearless ride. Skye is the mount
Jean was riding when she reached the
amazing 9,000 mile threshold on October
3, 2015, at a Jayrdn Farm ride near St. Stephen, NB. Fellow riders gathered after the
ride to recognize the reaching of this major
milestone. Typical of distance riding, the
celebration was low key, with no glamorous ribbons or trophies. Distance riders
truly do ride for the love of the horse!
Also in the barn currently is the gray
half Morgan gelding Guysborough Grey
(Magic). Purchased as a mount for Ann
Bridges, Magic arrived in the Bridges’
barn having been started in the sport by
Gwenn Dexter. At first he was somewhat
anxious in his new home, preferring to be
a bit too enthusiastic when going down the
trail and expending precious energy. Once
again the horsemanship of the Bridges’
family has turned one more equine into
a completely relaxed, fun-loving trail
mount. His ability to pick his way safely
and calmly over rough terrain is one of
his outstanding traits. Jean feels equally
at home on him, and indeed Jean and Ann
have racked up 3,080 miles aboard Magic.
Friendships made through distance riding are the friendships of shared passions –
the love of horses and the thrill of the ride.
Jean says it best, “What we enjoy about
distance riding is the people we have met
and become friends with. We have been
places we never expected to see because
of our horses. After time spent with the
horses I always feel better! I have a plaque
that says it all “Memories are made on riding days.”
Jean reflects on some special memories
along the journey,
“One of the scariest moments I have
had on a horse was out on a conditioning
ride. We had trailered to unfamiliar territory to ride with friends on some new trails.
Suddenly, the trail turned into a deep bog,
I was riding Tina, who struggled mightily
to free herself. I was off, trying to free my-
self as well. I really feared I would lose
Tina that day, but her great nature prevented her from panicking, and we eventually
were able to free her.
“One of the funniest moments was at
a trail ride in Bairdsville, NB years ago.
I was helping ride management that day.
One novice rider, who was a practical joker
himself, had ridden 20 miles just to get to
the ride. Once the official ride began, he
and his mare lost steam along the way and
decided to walk the entire trail, making
them several hours late. While waiting for
him to return to the ride base, a large turtle
appeared. Of course we had to borrow Mr.
Turtle for a few hours and present him at
the awards supper – a true turtle award!
“And a favorite memory happened
a few years ago when Skye had a clean
sweep in the Limited Distance ride at
MacDonald’s Run in New Brunswick.
Being first over the finish line and the first
horse to pulse down led to taking home the
Best Conditioned award and Vet’s Choice
honours; a feeling of satisfaction to have
done the right amount of homework.”
by Carolyn Wanamaker
In Passing:
Frank Russell, of Joe Rich Valley east of Kelowna, B.C., was
a 37-year member of the Morgan Horse Club.
He and his wife Pat successfully bred and raised 45 registered Morgan horses, from their first foal in 1977 to their last
in 2014.
Frank participated in a variety of activities, showing the
horses both driving and in hand at the Armstrong Fair (Interior
Provincial Exhibition), driving in parades, putting on historic
demonstrations, and completing a relay segment of the 1992
125th centennial Ride for Canada.
Russell’s Morgans hosted combined driving events for several years, as well as holding Equine Foundation of Canada
fund-raising trail rides.
A participant in numerous trail rides with both the Interior
Morgan Horse Club and Back Country Horsemen of British Columbia, Frank’s real love was long distance, back-country horse
packing trips.
Frank is survived by his wife and daughter. Memorial donations to the Equine Foundation of Canada are appreciated:
http://www.equinefoundation.ca/Getting_Involved/default.htm
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Ads from Grand National and Season’s Greetings, materials due October 25.
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Schedule:
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9 AM - 5 PM....... CMHA Board of Directors meeting
7-9 PM....... Registration booth open
8 PM....... Welcome Party
Friday, April 1
8 AM....... Registration Booth open
8:45 AM....... General Welcome
9-10 AM....... Applied Equine Behavior
10:30-11:30 AM...... On the Basics-Western Style Dressage
1-2 PM....... Applied Equine Behavior Part 2
2:30-3:30 PM....... Senior Equine
3-5 PM....... Youth Crafts
7:30 PM....... Auction & Entertainment
Please send ads and questions to:
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Photos and memories are documented, and may be shared
on Frank’s memorial website: http://www.forevermissed.com/
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This issue is distributed at the World Championship
Frank on Russell’s Nighthawk and Pat on Russell’s Roscoe.
Greystokes Plateau, August 2011.
It’s AGM time!
June/July/August
September/October
Frank
Walter Russel
November 16, 1937 to December 11, 2015
Saturday, April 2
8:15-10 AM....... Breakfast & Panel Discussion
10:30-12....... Annual General Meeting
12-1 PM....... Lunch
1-2 PM....... On the Basics-Western Dressage part 2
2:30-3:30 PM....... Dr. Wendy Duckett
1-2 PM....... Museum Visit
3-4 PM....... Youth Pool Party
7 PM....... Awards Banquet
Sunday, April 3
9 AM-4 PM....... Clinic at the Hampton Riding Centre
Delta Brunswick Hotel
39 King Street, Saint John, NB
1-800-335-8233
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The Trials of the 64 Hoskins Horses
This January, the Morgan and horse worlds heaved a collective sigh of relief at the news from the New York State Supreme
Court. For the past six years, 64 Morgan horses have been in what
could be described as a no-man’s land. In March of 2010, 73 Morgans were rescued by the SPCA from Eden Farm, owned by Beth
Lynne Hoskin. Also removed were 53 cats and four dogs. It was
described as the largest roundup of animals in decades.
While known for perfectly groomed and cared for horses from
ads for the breeding farm, the horses taken from the property had
overgrown hooves, injuries including hoof abscesses, manure-matted coats, manes and tails, and suffered from worm infestations.
The SPCA had been attempting to receive court permission to remove the horses since 2006. After moving to a new farm, a grant of
$10,000 was received by the SPCA of Erie County to help with the
care of these horses. And the court battles began.
In the next few months, 35 of the horses returned to Hoskins
farm. The 100 original charges of animal cruelty to Hoskins were
reduced to 74.
In 2013 she was convicted of 52 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty and sentenced to three years probation along with
a fine and community service. Hoskins response to this was to
star in her own YouTube video singing her own version of Tom
Petty’s “I Won’t Back Down,” from the North Park Theatre which
is also co-owned by her defense attorney.
In 2014 Hoskins was found guilty of five probation violations
and sentenced to 90 days in a New York jail while two trustees
were appointed to be responsible for the care of Hoskins horses
until October 2016. She served two months of the sentence and was
released on good behaviour. She was allowed to keep 35 of her
horses and be subject to regular inspection of their care. The other
33 horses alive at that time were to be sold by October 30, 2014.
Control of Hoskins farm was given to two of her horse friends
who were to arrange for the sale. The horses had been boarded at
Foxhunt Stables until they could be transferred to Skyloft Farm.
When a shipper arrived to move the horses in 2015 though, the
owner of Foxhunt Stables followed the trailer and realized the
horses were being returned to Hoskin’s farm and not the farm
of the person thought to be buying the horses. The result was
Hoskins had reunited all 64 of the remaining horses on her farm
property. On October 31, Hoskins was found in contempt of court
for not following through on the sale and was given until November to sell the required horses.
In January 2016, Judge Joseph R. Glownia changed the orders appointing control of the 29 horses to receivers was changed
to also give them permission to sell the remaining 35 animals if
costs associated with the care and fees for the horses exceeded
what the initial sale generated. Theresa Prezioso and Lucinda
Finley were appointed the task.
The receivers reported on their first farm visit in mid-January
that they were troubled by what they found, with horses that had
overgrown feet and had not done anything in a long time but
stand in a dirty stall. Their condition was evaluated as similar to
what the SPCA found on the raid in 2010.
Thanks to the progressed age of the horses, their lack of physical condition and lack of training, their value had dropped and an
expanded sale began in February 2016. Two of the horses were in
such rough shape that an appraiser recommended they be euthanized. But Prezioso and Finley took both horses under their wing
and found a foster care to rehabilitate them.
And this is where the remarkable community of the Morgan
world finally had an opportunity to step in. A Facebook campaign
was launched introducing each of the horses. With 64 horses on
the books, the receivers logged more than 150 hours each in the
task of reviewing adoption applications from the hundreds of
emails and phone calls that poured in from across the continent.
In just 35 days, the approval and relocation of all 64 horses to
caring homes was accomplished. Hoskins perhaps most well known
Morgan, the stallion Stony Hollow Ice Man, was proudly announced
to be returning to the farm of his previous trainer, Tom Johnson, who
had cared for and shown him in Ice Man’s early years.
The identity of the adoptees has been kept private to avoid
the potential for Hoskins to try and track them down, with the
decision to announce their ownership left to the new owners. Two
have been fortunate to travel to a dedicated home in Ontario!
As the month of March wears on, additional owners have been
seen introducing their new arrivals as they enjoy open pastures to
play in and the effects of daily care.
Many of these Morgans had not been registered, but thanks
to the wonders of DNA, most and hopefully all should have their
registrations achieved so that they are not lost to the Morgan
breed and can go on to fulfilling their potential. When needed, the
DNA tests can also confirm that the horse in the barn is the same
horse that is on the papers if there is any uncertainty, to allow
them to be shown or bred as the owner wishes.
Anyone who has followed the turns of this case over time will
appreciate how quickly the Morgan community made it possible to
change the fortune of these 64 horses after some ten years of neglect.
by Lisa Peterson
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World Cup Canadians
Saddle seat is the lesser-known discipline on the world stage chosen horse out and switch horses if a change is needed. This is
of dressage, jumping, carriage and reining. So the opportunity for catch-riding, and the riders who have the best chance of winning
our saddle seat riders to display their skills at a world level is hard are those who can get on any horse and figure out how it works.
to come by. But rather than seeking the spotlight, a select group Quickly! Equitation riders who are used to riding their own horse
of riders is given the opportunity every two years to test their all the time do not often make the team. Some of these horses are
skills against riders from other parts of the world at the Saddle perfectly trained equitation mounts, that will counter canter and
do patterns on request. But many are donated lesson horses or
Seat World Cup.
Typically the Saddlebred riders are considered the elite com- have shown exclusively on the rail, so have never been asked to
petitors for this level of riding, but for Canada, an outstanding perform a complicated equitation pattern. The riders have to be
group of young women continue to earn the honor of representing very strong and capable of moving the horses into the patterns
that will be asked of them while maintaining a poised elegance.
Canada at the World Cup. And they are Morgan riders.
When the team for the 2016 World Cup was chosen, four of the You could say it separates the men from the boys pretty quickly,
seven team members can boast that they got their start in the Mor- although we usually have young women making the team!”
One thing that will set our Morgan riders apart is that they
gan breed. Riders with a Morgan background on this year’s team
include sisters Robyn and Skye
Davies, Catriona Kozijn and
Caitlyn Malyk, all from Alberta.
In most world events, riders
arrive with their own horses and
the in-depth knowledge of how
to show them at their best. But
with the Saddle Seat World Cup,
riders are on horses donated to
the event, and they are not all
push-button equitation horses!
“When the riders arrive
at the event, their team draws
horses, and they receive a biography of each horse and have
the opportunity to speak with
its trainer or groom,” said Deb
Davies, mother and trainer of
Robyn and Skye. “At that point
the team coach decides which
rider will suit which horse.
Top: The 2015 bronze-medal winning invitational team, clockwise from top left: Sara Sheppard,
Then they have two, 20-minute
Skye Davies (centre), Catriona Kozijn, Caiden Varasteh, Brittany Blanchard. Bottom from left,
sessions for the riders to try their Robyn Davies on FCF Fandango, and Skye Davies on Morgan Hill Monster Mash.
have all come down the entry ramp of the Oklahoma City World
Championship Morgan Show and are accustomed to the nerves
that can create. They have learned to control that tension and
focus on the task before them.
Another thing that will distinguish our Canadian riders is that
several will be doing more than one competition at the World
Cup. The United States will have riders chosen for one 3-gaited
team and one 5-gaited team, as well as an individual rider competition. But Canada is sending seven riders to fill 12 slots, so
several of these riders will be multi-tasking by riding on both the
three and five gaited teams. All of the Morgan riders were selected to ride on the five-gaited team, and needless to say, Morgans
are not a five-gaited breed!
“When I asked why our three-gaited Morgan riders were selected for the five-gaited team,” said Davies, “the selection committee explained that they are very strong riders who they hope
will be able to pull it off.”
Robyn and Catriona are also on the Canadian three-gaited
team, and Robyn, who is the first Morgan rider to take part in the
World Cup and has been on both the 2012 and 2014 teams, was
selected as an individual five-gaited rider. This will put her on six
different horses over three days of competition.
Practice makes perfect, so the riders are making an effort to
work with five-gaited Saddlebreds within their area thanks to
trainers like Lynne Dorcas, who has a stable several hours away
near Calgary.
“Robyn was on the 2012 team, so is familiar with the travel
and pressure,” said Davies, “but none of the girls has much fivegaited experience. Skye has ridden a five-gaited horse 12 times!”
Robyn is also the captain of the five-gaited team, as an added
honour to what a Morgan upbringing can achieve.
The riders will arrive in South Africa after a 20+ hour plane
trip on July 3, in the beginning of winter for the southern hemisphere. So it will be a comfortable 17-degrees celcius for them.
The 2012 World Cup was during the South African summer and
the heat was something nobody was prepared for.
Once there, they have their two, 20-minute practice rides to
learn their competition horses. On the third day they have team
activities for a bit of fun. The competition begins on Thursday,
July 6 and continues through Saturday, July 8 with the competition and awards banquet.
“The World Cup patterns are done similar to a dressage show,”
said Davies. “Each element (movement) receives a score from
0-10, and at the end of the pattern, the three judges announce a
numeric score so the riders know how they did. It’s much more
interesting for the audience.”
The riders for each team ride twice, and the individual riders
make two additional rides.
Like all World Cup equestrian events, the Saddle Seat World
Cup is open to all ages over 14, including adults. But since the equitation field is still dominated by our youth, each country continues to be represented by young riders, although the growing adult
equitation division at shows may see that change in coming years.
Riders must fund-raise to help pay the competition costs, and
dedicate themselves to achieving the best fitness and riding experience for their part of the competition. With our dedicated riders
showing what they are made of, it will be exciting to hear of our
Morgan youth involvement when the event is over.
Good riding to all!
Lisa Peterson
Catriona Kozijn and Bred To Boogie.
Caitlyn Malyk on CM Archemedis
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Awards Across the Country
While the weather threatened and barn chores were finished
early, Morgan enthusiasts in Alberta and Ontario gathered to
receive their provincial awards in a number of categories. High
point show awards generate the most ribbons, but the most await-
Not a dry eye to be seen. When fire destroyed the home of
Laurel Gould and John Vogels, it also took years of memories
away in the form of photos and awards earned by Laurel’s
Morgans. While Laurel and John were wrapped up in the rebuilding of their home, her Morgan friends banded together
to restore her most memorable OMHC awards. They were
presented to a surprised Laurel during the Ontario awards
ceremony. Pictured from left are Genevieve Kendall-Hayes,
Sarah Hawkins , Laurel Gould and Ashley Reeson.
ed point of any awards night is finding out who is receiving special awards such as the Hall of Fame. Thanks to our club members
for sharing some special photos from the Awards Night for this
past winter.
Alberta recognized winners Dwayne Comeau with up-andcoming exhibitor granddaughter Chrislyn, Christa Dumkee,
Sarah Healy and Georgina Sanche.
A Trainer’s Recognition was made for those patient
souls who keep everyone developing to their top
potential.
Breeder and trainer
Catherine Sampson
(at right) of Trillium
Morgans was speechless when she learned
she was a Hall of
Fame recipient.
Longtime breeder Anita Jackson of
Baronial Morgans also received a
Hall of Fame in recognition of the
award winning Morgans she has
put into the breed. She is pictured
between Christine Monteith (left)
and daughter Stacy Jackson.
The top five walk-trot winners took home a few armloads of awards.
Always a crowd favorite, Lonny
Lindgren received an award for
most inspirational ride of 2015.
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Res. Saralin’s Conductor, Georgina Sanche
Ch. Boxford Twist And Shout, Catriona Kozijn
Res. DVF In A Moment, Kaija Meetsman
Youth Hunter Pleasure (14 - 17)
Ch. Bora Bora, Jordan Reid
Res. BMF Philemon, Brianna Tolsma
Youth Pleasure Driving (14 - 17)
Ch. VVM Well Deserved, Christa Dumkee
ONTARIO
Youth Equitation (14 - 17)
Ch. Mackenzie Collins
Res. Alexandra Hart
Ch. CBMF Undeniable, Alexandra Hart
Ch. MWS Indian Summer, Mackenzie Collins
Youth Hunter Pleasure (14 - 17)
Ch. Attn Postmaster, Mackenzie Collins
Res. Startrend Mystic Visions, Melanie Thomas
Youth Park/Roadster (14 - 17)
Ch. CBMF Undeniable, Alexandra Hart
Ch. Mackenzie Collins
Res. Alexandra Hart
Advertiser Index
7Cs Morgans................................................................. C3
Alberta Morgan Owners & Breeders............................... 9
Bar-B Ranch...............................................................C2-1
Blue Gate Morgans....................................................... C3
British Columbia Morgan Owners & Breeders.............. 10
CMHA Ad Rates............................................................ 16
CMHA Convention........................................................ 17
Country Rose Morgans.................................................. C3
Giddy Up Morgans........................................................ C3
Haywood Farm.............................................................. C1
Johnsen Tree Farms Ltd................................................. C3
M&M Morgans.............................................................. C3
Mia-Mar Morgans......................................................... C3
NYSMHS....................................................................... 28
Ontario Morgan Owners & Breeders............................ 15
Saddle Up..................................................................... 21
TVR Morgans.................................................................. 3
Suspension
List
The following people and entities are suspended from doing
business with the CMHA as of August 23, 2012.
Hedge, Marcia, ON
Cosburn, Stan
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Mar/Apr/May 2016 - Canadian Morgan Horse Association

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