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The American Morgan Horse Association Youth (AMHAY) is aninternational organization of young people who have a commoninterest in the Morgan horse, America’s oldest breed. With youthmembers in the United States, Canada, and all over the world, AMHAYoffers a variety of programs thatchallenge members to becomeinvolved, to learn, and to developcompetence in all areas of thehorse industry.As they work with the Morganhorse, members develop a sense ofsportsmanship and fair play, learncitizenship skills, master leadershipskills, and develop discipline and asense of responsibility for themselves,their horses, and their clubs.The Morgan youth program isdesigned to bring out the best inits members no matter what their skills or interests. Owning a Morganhorse is not a requirement for membership. Membershipin AMHAY is open to all young people who have notreached their 22nd birthday as of December 1 ofthe previous year. All young people interested inimproving their horsemastership skills and managementskills are invited to become AMHAY members.AMHA Medal ClassesExcellence in equitation is recognized throughthe AMHA Medal Classes held at local andregional Morgan shows. Juniorriders in all parts of the countrycompete to win AMHA SilverMedals in each of the six equitationseats: Saddle Seat, Western Seat,Hunter Seat on the Flat, HunterSeat over Fences, Dressage, andReining Seat. Riders qualify to ridein the Gold Medal Finals at theGrand National & WorldChampionship Morgan Horse Showby placing first or second in anAMHA Silver Medal class. A GoldMedal, the highest AMHA equitationhonor, is presented to the winner in eachof the six seats.Photo © Debbie Uecker-Keough
AMHA Youth of the Year ContestThe title of AMHAY Youth of the Year is one of the highest honors presentedto a Morgan youth. The contest for the covetedaward is composed of four divisions: horsemastership,judging, an oral presentation, and a written test.The winners of preliminary Youth of the Yearcontests, held at many local and regional shows,qualify to compete in the Youth Finals at theGrand National & World Championship MorganHorse Show in October.The award for winning the AMHA Youth of theYear Contest is a month-long trip to a countryof the winner’s choice, as an ambassador forAMHAY, promoting the Morgan horse andsharing the horsemastership skills learnedin the Morgan youth program. The reserveaward is a week-long trip to a trainer orbreeder of his or her choice.AMHAYHorse BowlHorse Bowl is a fast recall game inwhich teams compete to see whoknows the most about horses. Fourplayers on each team square off tobe first to correctly answer questionsabout genetics, nutrition, showing, anatomy,etc. Local competitions are held by AMHAclubs and the national competition is heldeach year at the Grand National.Photo © Debbie Uecker-Keough
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