It is official!
The signs are up and AMHA has opened its doors on 4066 Shelburne Road! The new office also is complete with a new phone system that will make it easier for members to reach the proper department.

The telephone and fax numbers remain the same: (802) 985-4944, (802) 985-8897 (fax).

Below are the department extensions for your assistance.
Registry Department: Dial Extension 2
Membership Department: Dial Extension 3
Publications Department: Dial Extension 4
Accounting Department: Dial Extension 5
Retail and Subscriptions Department: Dial Extension 6
Executive Director: Dial Extension 7

Please note: AMHA's new address is 4066 Shelburne Road, Suite 5 in Shelburne, VT 05482.

Attention Stallion Owners!
Did you breed your stallion in 2010? If so, your Stallion Service Reports are due January 15, 2011, and there are new rules in effect. If you used frozen semen in lieu of fresh cooled semen, you, the stallion (or frozen semen) owner, are required to file the Stallion Service Report. In the past, it was the mare owner's responsibility under these circumstances, and a Frozen Semen Certificate was required at the time of registration. THIS IS NO LONGER THE CASE. AMHA has returned the responsibility for filing the Stallion Service Report to the stallion (or frozen semen) owner.

If a mare owner or frozen semen owner is in possession of a previously issued Frozen Semen Certificate, this form must be submitted with the Stallion Service Report, and AMHA will accept your signature on the report.

If you sold multiple units of frozen semen with the intent that the new frozen semen owner could use it on multiple mares or could store it for use in the future, a Notice of Frozen Semen Transfer must be filed with the AMHA. The Notice of Frozen Semen Transfer is solely for reporting purposes; it is not a contract. It is the responsibility of the parties to ensure compliance with contractual obligations.

If you are a stallion owner, frozen semen owner, or mare owner who plans to or has bred using frozen semen, please review the Registry Rules and Regulations, which can be found at www.morganhorse.com/registry/rules_regulations/. Please refer to Rule 2, Section 1-A and Rule 9, Sections 1 and 6. These revisions went into effect October 1, 2010, and affect all Stallion Service Reports submitted after this date.

Questions? Please call AMHA at (802) 985-4944 ext. 2, or e-mail [email protected].

AMHA Announces Board of Directors Candidates
AMHA is pleased to announce the following slate of candidates for the 2011 election for Regions 3, 4, 5 and 10.

Region 3 (two positions) Gayle Singer and David Earehart
Region 4 (one position) Pat West (incumbent)
Region 5 (one position) Kris Breyer (incumbent) Ling Fu Wylie (incumbent)
Region 10 (one position) David Bramley

The Annual Meeting of AMHA members will take place at 3:30 PM ET on Saturday, February 26, 2011, at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel in Boston, MA. Please note, the meeting day has changed; in the past AMHA meeting of members take place on Friday afternoons, but in 2011, the day has been changed to accommodate Convention activities.

Nominating petitions for one Director at Large (DAL) position closes on November 1, 2010. Candidates for this position will be announced after that date.

Ballots will be mailed to those 2010 AMHA members in good standing as of December 31, 2010, the beginning of January 2011.

Donate Your Stallion to the 2011 AMHA/WMF Stallion Service Auction
Donations currently are being accepted for the 2011 AMHA/World Morgan Futurity (WMF) Stallion Service Auction, which will take place on Friday, February 25, 2011, at the annual AMHA convention. By donating your stallion's service, you are helping to raise valuable funds that go to AMHA's marketing program, Regional Shows, AMHA's Show Grant Program, and the World Morgan Futurity.

As a thank you for your donation, your horse will be included in a four-color insert that will be mailed with the November/December issue of The Morgan Horse magazine, a quarter-page ad in the Network, and will be spotlighted on the "Featured Stallions" page of www.morganhorse.com for one year.

The online auction will begin in December, with the top ten bids moving on to the live auction in Boston, Massachusetts. All remaining contracts are sold to the highest bidder as of 3 p.m. Eastern Time on Thursday, February 24, 2011.

Interested in donating your stallion? Contact Erica Richard at [email protected] or download the 2011 Stallion Service Auction agreement today!

Eligible Voters for 2011 AMHA Election
2010 memberships are eligible to vote in the 2011 AMHA election.
• Anyone can purchase a 2010 AMHA membership up to December 31, 2010.
• Until October 31, 2010, a 2010 membership can be purchased online or by calling the office.
• After October 31, a 2010 membership can only be purchased by calling the office.

2011 memberships are eligible to vote in the 2012 AMHA election.
• Anyone who purchases a membership after January 1, 2011 is purchasing a 2011 membership and cannot vote in the 2011 AMHA election; that member is eligible to vote in the 2012 election.

Non-Member Registry Fee to Increase
Starting January 1, 2011, the non-member fee for most AMHA registry services will see an increase of $5. Non-member Registry service fees will now be the AMHA member fee ($70) plus $15.

2010 Youth of the Year and National Judging Contest Award Results
Congratulations to all who made this year's Youth of the Year and National Judging Contests a great success! And congratulations to the following winners!

Youth of the Year Awards

Overall
1. Maxi Gumprecht; 2. Melissa Bates; 3. Victoria Valway; 4. Alexandra Glover; 5. Lauren Bruss; 6. Raivenne Scott

Youth of the Year Written Exam
1. Victoria Valway; 2. Melissa Bates; 3. Lauren Bruss; 4. Maxi Gumprecht; 5. Maggie Shaughnessy; 6. Hailey Garbee

Youth of the Year Oral Presentation
1. Victoria Valway; 2. Maxi Gumprecht; 3. Hailey Garbee; 4. Maggie Shaughnessy; 5. Melissa Bates; 6. Lauren Horlbogen

Youth of the Year Horsemastership Pattern
1. Alexandra Glover; 2. Raivenne Scott; 3. Lauren Bruss; 4. Maxi Gumprecht; 5. Melissa Bates; 6. Mattie Rohs

Brooke Burress Memorial Trophy
Alexandra Glover

Youth of the Year Horse Judging
1. Melissa Bates; 2. Maxi Gumprecht; 3. Victoria Valway; 4. Raivenne Scott; 5. Lauren Bruss; 6. Maggie Shaughnessy

Shirley Givens Memorial Trophy Award
Awarded to the Youth of the Year contestant with the highest judging division score
Melissa Bates

The Tristanne Weber Childress Memorial AMHA Youth of the Year Contest Sportsmanship Award
Maxi Gumprecht

AMHA Youth Club Contests

AMHA Youth Club of the Year
1. Mighty Morgans; 2. Hooked on Morgans; 3. Morgan Midgets

AMHA Youth Educational Display
1. Show Me Morgan Youth Club; 2. Morgan Midgets; 3. Mighty Morgans

AMHA Blue Ribbon Club
Morgan Midgets

AMHA Youth Judging Contest

AMHAY Division Awards

AMHAY Individual In-Hand
1. Maggie Shaughnessy; 2. Maxi Gumprecht; 3. Ellery Walker

AMHAY Team In-Hand
1. Team Woodbury; 2. Pacific Northwest; 3. Team Bulrush

AMHAY Individual Performance
1. Melissa Bates; 2. Maxi Gumprecht; 3. Victoria Valway

AMHAY Team Performance
1. Pacific Northwest; 2. Team Woodbury; 3. Team Bulrush

AMHAY Individual Reasons
1. Maxi Gumprecht; 2. Hailey Garbee; 3. (Tie) Victoria Valway and Melissa Bates

AMHAY Team Reasons
1. Team Woodbury; 2. Pacific Northwest; 3. Team Starfire

Overall High-Point AMHAY Individual, 13 & Under
1. Makyala Burg; 2. Ellery Walker; 3. Catherine Jones; 4. Casey Puckett; 5. Melissa Monty; 6. Elle Holden; 7. Noelle Swanson; 8. Morgan Wright; 9. Savannah Fletcher; 10. Kaitlyn Staff

Overall High-Point AMHAY Individual, 14-17
1. Victoria Valway; 2. Alexandra Glover; 3. Hannah Bazzi; 4. Renae Augustyn; 5. Madison Cromwell; 6. Kaitlyn O'Brien; 7. Samantha Delaney; 8. Mattie Rohs; 9. Lauren Horlbogen; 10. Abigail Branum

Overall High-Point AMHAY Individual, 18-21
1. Melissa Bates; 2. Maxi Gumprecht; 3. Hailey Garbee; 4. Lauren Bruss; 5. Raivenne Scott; 6. Maggie Shaughnessy; 7. Kimberly Fullerton; 8. Nicki Bell; 9. Morgan Wright

W. Dayton Sumner High-Point Award
Awarded to the highest scoring AMHAY Division Contestant
Melissa Bates

Overall High-Point AMHAY Team
1. Pacific Northwest; 2. Woodbury; 3. Bulrush; 4. Blackhawk; 5. Rosewood; 6. Starfire; 7. Show Me Morgan Youth; 8. Justin Morgan; 9. Team Ohio

AMHA Youth Sportsmanship Award
Alyssa Plewacki

Youth Division Awards

Youth Individual In-Hand
1. Jade Kutzke; 2. Meredith Harrison; 3. Ayla Kimmel

Youth Team In-Hand
1. Minnesota 4-H Meeker-Redwood; 2. Bartholomew County 4-H; 3. Hoof & Woof 4-H

Youth Individual Performance
1. Andrea Oliver; 2. Emory Thomas; 3. Jade Kutzke

Youth Team Performance
1. Hoof & Woof 4-H; 2. Minnesota 4-H Meeker-Redwood; 3. Bartholomew County 4-H

Youth Individual Reasons
1. Jade Kutzke; 2. Meridith Harrison; 3. Andrea Oliver

Youth Team Reasons
1. Hoof & Woof 4-H; 2. Bartholomew County 4-H; 3. Minnesota 4-H Meeker-Redwood

Overall High-Point Youth Individual, 13 & Under
1. Stephanie Wilson; 2. Cody Milner; 3. Aimee Schulz; 4. Kelsey Caudill; 5. Dani Keiner; 6. Kaitlyn Stevens; 7. Sara Caudill; 8. Hannah Ho; 9. Jance Booker; 10. Kristina Packer

Overall High-Point Youth Individual, 14-21
1. Andrea Oliver; 2. Jade Kutzke; 3. Ayla Kimmel; 4. Rachel Dahl; 5. Dane Hoskins; 6. Tori Barka; 7. Julia Weng; 8. Meridith Harrison; 9. Casey Brown; 10. Emory Thomas

Overall High-Point Youth Team
1. Minnesota 4-H Meeker-Redwood; 2. Hoof & Woof 4-H; 3. Bartholomew County 4-H; 4. Freemont County 4-H; 5. Double Duce Farm; 6. Sherburne County; 7. Caddo County; 8. Roger Mills County 4-H

Collegiate Division Awards

Collegiate Individual In-Hand
1. Brianna Tinsdale; 2. Megan Webb; 3. Karinda Dickens

Collegiate Team In-Hand
1. Texas A&M White; 2. Mississippi State White; 3. William Woods Green

Collegiate Individual Performance
1. William Gentry; 2. Amber Marcum; 3. Yvette Garcia

Collegiate Team Performance
1. Texas A&M Maroon; 2. Mississippi State White; 3. Texas A&M White

Collegiate Individual Reasons
1. William Gentry; 2. Elizabeth Haben; 3. Kristen Leipzig

Collegiate Team Reasons
1. Texas A&M White; 2. Mississippi State White; 3. Texas A&M Maroon

Overall High-Point Collegiate Individual
1. William Gentry; 2. Megan Webb; 3. Brianna Tinsdale; 4. Karinda Dickens; 5. Kristen Leipzig; 6. Mandy Deberry; 7. Courtney Philips; 8. Yvette Garcia; 9. Elizabeth Hallett; 10. Amanda Seitter

Overall High-Point Collegiate Team
1. Texas A&M White; 2. Mississippi State White; 3. Texas A&M Maroon; 4. Southern Illinois Carbondale Silver; 5. William Woods Green; 6. Mississippi State Maroon; 7. William Woods White; 8. Stephens College; 9. William Woods Black; 10. William Woods Maroon

Morgans at World Equestrian Games
From the Opening Ceremonies to the popular breed demonstrations, the Morgan breed was met with receptive and appreciative audiences at this year's World Equestrian Games (WEG). The Games, which ran from September 25-October 10, took place at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington and was the first time the Games had taken place in the United States.
Beginning with the Opening Ceremonies, Eitan Beth-Halachmy rode Santa Fe Renegade to a world audience. (Editor's Note: As has been previously reported, Eitan became ill following his performance, but is getting better each day. You can read more at http://www.morganhorse.com/news_events/latest_news/eitan_update/.)
The Morgan breed demonstrations were a huge hit, with audience numbers reaching 300-500 people at one time. Among the Morgan performers were:

• And The Beat Goes On, owned by Dragonsmeade
• Del-View Catskill Valiant and Blackwillow Orion, owned by Jeff Wilson
• SBS Risky Business, owned by Jeff Morse, Green Meads Farm
• Mizrahi, owned by PlayMor
• Meet George Jetson, owned by Donna Zimmerman
• DJR Black Nitro and RG Teton's Captain, owned by Guy Brown and Karen Homer Brown
• HVK Baymarch, owned by Saralin Farm
• Evolution, owned by Donna Zimmerman

Other Morgan entertainment included Carole Mercer and her Dancing Morgans, who were invited by the Games to perform in the Equine Village. Many thanks to these horses and their owners for taking the time to promote the Morgan breed!
Sadly, the journey to the World Equestrian Games (WEG) ended on October 6 for the Morgan four-in-hand team that was to compete in combined driving. Two of the five horses did not pass the Games' veterinary inspection. While driver David Saunders was naturally disappointed, he said he respects the decision of the jury. Owned by Alan and Maureen Aulson, the team was comprised of Nordby Coalie's Duke, Nordby Coalie's Coal Dust, and the full brothers Nordby Shadow's Sam Spade and Nordby Shadow's Rocky.

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