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AMHA/AMHI InformationAnnual Memo to Judges Submitted by Judging Standards Committee ....................................................................................April/May p. 118Changes to AMHA Election Process By Linnea Sidi, Region 9 Director .................................................................................April/May p. 119Marketing and Promotion: Time for Step 7! By Julie Broadway, AMHA Executive Director...................................................June/July p. 135Minnesota Nice! AMHA Awards Gala & Convention By Steven Handy ..................................................................................April/May p. 32Paying Tribute: 2014 AMHA Award Winners............................................................................................................................April/May p. 42Why it is Important to Register Your Morgan Horse with AMHA By Erica Richard, AMHA Registrar ................................... January p. 104
Blood Will Tell by Marsha ValanceBarberry 8089 ............................................................................................................................................................................... October p. 304Damsel 04822 ..............................................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 149Inez 05291 .....................................................................................................................................................................................January p. 116Naive 06093 ...............................................................................................................................................................................December p. 342Nugget 8637...............................................................................................................................................................................April/May p. 129Quietude 04271 ...............................................................................................................................................................February/March p. 101Sonfield 7952 .................................................................................................................................................................................. August p. 219
Breeding/ResearchBreed Research: Emerging Sires By Abbie Trexler ..........................................................................................................................January p. 16Interview: The Physiology of Trotting Breeds-versus-Running Breeds (Denise Peterson) By Stephen Kinney ........................... January p. 8
ClinicsCarriage Clinic: The Art of “Letting Go” By Jeff Morse ................................................................................................................January p. 76Focus on Professionals: Demystifying the Curb Bit (Peggy Alderman and Judy Nason) By Stephen Kinney & Abbie Trexler .. November p. 37Instructor’s Roundtable: Building Blocks for Lesson Programs (Part 1) By Barbara Irvine .................................................. September p. 22Instructor’s Roundtable: Teaching Methods (Part 2) By Barbara Irvine ..................................................................................... October p. 76Trainer’s Roundtable: Transitioning From Snaffle to Curb By Jenna Britt ..............................................................................April/May p. 12
ColorfulA Touch of Pastel (Part 2: The dilution genes) By Laura Hornick Behning ..............................................................................April/May p. 64Back To Basics (Part 1: The base colors) By Laura Hornick Behning ................................................................................February/March p. 8Precious Metal: The Legacy of Morgan Gold By Laura Hornick Behning ....................................................................................January p. 88White-Hot (Part 3: White genes) By Laura Hornick Behning .....................................................................................................June/July p. 67
DisciplinesCarriage/CDE: A Half-Century of Morgan Blues at Devon (Lore Homer) By Suzy Lucine ........................................................ August p. 80Carriage/CDE: Addressing Water Obstacles in Driving Disciplines By Kathryn Gallant ......................................................... October p. 114Carriage/CDE: West Coast Triple Crown, And Morgans Win the Preliminary Pairs By Lindsay Naas ..................................December p. 64Carriage/CDE: Reliving Driving in the “Gilded Age” (Walnut Hill Farm) By Kathryn Gallant, Photos by Sharon Skelly ........ October p. 25Carriage/CDE: Stafford Victorious at Live Oak CDE...Again! By Tami Johnson .......................................................................April/May p. 6Carriage/CDE: West Coast Triple Crown, A Morgan Wins in Singles Preliminary Competition By Liz Goldmann .............December p. 59Combined Driving: Morgans Shine at World Singles Driving Championship By Cheryl Pratt Rivers ................................. November p. 32Dressage: The Little Morgan Who Can (Avatar’s Jazzman) By Karin Weight ......................................................................... September p. 32Eventing: The Golden Boy of Morgan Sport (Regency Claim Jumper) By Stephen Kinney ........................................................ August p. 84Roadster: The Road to Louisville (Flairetation & Peggy Alderman) By Stephen Kinney ......................................................... October p. 140Saddle Seat: South Africa (U.S. Team Competition) By Kathleen Landwehr & Kelly Kraegel .................................................December p. 63
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Trail Riding: Going the Distance (Aikanes Sunflower & Robin McGrath) By Abbie Trexler ..................................................... October p. 28Western: “That’s What a Morgan Can Do” (Mossrose Morgans) By Laurie Sterling ...............................................................December p. 46Working Western: Rocky Mountain High By Ric Walker ......................................................................................................... November p. 10
Farm/PeopleBlack History Month: Joe Parker, Vision of the Promised Land By Helen Herold .........................................................February/March p. 62Breeder Profile: Dragonsmeade: Breeding Horses You Love By Stephen Kinney ...........................................................February/March p. 20Breeder Profile: Merriehill Then And Now By Stephen Kinney ....................................................................................................January p. 62Breeder Profile: Sarde Morgans: It’s Good to Have Goals By Stephen Kinney ...............................................................February/March p. 41Breeder Profile: The Statesman Stamp (Lynne Shpak) By Suzy Lucine ..........................................................................February/March p. 54Carriage/CDE: A Half-Century of Morgan Blues at Devon (Lore Homer) By Suzy Lucine ........................................................ August p. 80Focus on Professionals: Instructional Relationships with Horse and Driver (Gene Brown & family) By Kathryn Gallant .April/May p. 50Focus on Professionals: Talking the Morgan Horse Business (The River’s Edge) By Stephen Kinney ....................................April/May p. 74Focus on Professionals: The Building of an Empire (Broadmoor) By Abbie Trexler ...............................................................April/May p. 92Focus on Women In Our Industry: 2015 Honor Roll ................................................................................................................June/July p. 37Focus on Women In Our Industry: All the World’s a Stage for Cheryl Pratt Rivers By Stephen Kinney ..................................June/July p. 28Focus on Women In Our Industry: Boom, Nikki Rae Still the Champ! By Stephen Kinney & Abbie Trexler ..........................June/July p. 24Focus on Women In Our Industry: Young Women: Alicia Owens, Starting the Champion Rider By Barbara Irvine ............June/July p. 60Focus on Women In Our Industry: Young Women: Merin Maggi, Starting a Business By Abbie Trexler ................................June/July p. 48Focus on Women In Our Industry: Young Women: Suzanne Haberek, Starting Over By Melody De Lappe ...........................June/July p. 53History Lesson: Elmer Brown and the Brown Brothers: A Kansas Legacy By Brenda L. Tippin ...................................February/March p. 68Queens River Farm: They All Have a Job By Stephen Kinney ...................................................................................................... October p. 34
HistoricalBlack History Month: Joe Parker, Vision of the Promised Land By Helen Herold .........................................................February/March p. 62History Lesson: Elmer Brown and the Brown Brothers: A Kansas Legacy By Brenda L. Tippin ...................................February/March p. 68History Lesson: I Was There: Moments to Remember (The Jubilee) By Renee M. Page ........................................................ September p. 45 History Lesson: Justin Morgan, Fact And Fiction By Brenda L. Tippin ........................................................................................January p. 34History Lesson: The Sons of Justin Morgan, Part 1: Sherman Morgan By Brenda L. Tippin................................................. September p. 35History Lesson: The Sons of Justin Morgan, Part 2: Woodbury Morgan By Brenda L. Tippin .................................................. October p. 92History Lesson: The Sons of Justin Morgan, Part 3: Bulrush Morgan By Brenda L. Tippin ...................................................December p. 81Morgan Americana: Civil War Mounts: Charlemagne and Jeff Davis By Kim Mariette ............................................................. August p. 75Morgan Americana: Elm Hill Farm, A Morgan Legacy, An American Fable By Helen Herold .................................................... August p. 37Morgan Americana: The Lost Morgans of the Tehachapi Mountains By Brenda L. Tippin ......................................................... August p. 59Morgan Americana: The Wilder Morgans By Brenda L. Tippin ................................................................................................ November p. 1
InternationalA New Hungarian Home for Colorful Morgan Horses By Suzy Lucine ...................................................................................December p. 76British Morgan Horse Society Celebrates 40th Anniversary By Trudy Connolly ................................................................... June/June p. 144
Horse ProfilesDressage: The Little Morgan Who Can (Avatar’s Jazzman) By Karin Weight ......................................................................... September p. 32Eventing: The Golden Boy of Morgan Sport (Regency Claim Jumper) By Stephen Kinney ........................................................ August p. 84Legacy Mares: The Daughters of Tug Hill Commando By Stephen Kinney .............................................................................. October p. 126Significant Sire Series: Sealect By Brenda L. Tippin .................................................................................................................. November p. 18
Lippitts RevisitedHorton’s Vermont By Mant Horton ..................................................................................................................................February/March p. 99Ode to Blue Spruce Morgans By Gary Raymond .......................................................................................................................June/July p. 142
Magazine Chat By Stephen Kinney & Abbie TrexlerA Message from AMHA’s Publications Team ..............................................................................................................................January p. 105Post Cards from Morgan Americana .............................................................................................................................................. August p. 20Publishing & The Big Meaning of Life Questions ........................................................................................................................ October p. 12
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Romancing the Breed................................................................................................................................................................. September p. 14The Business of Publishing ........................................................................................................................................................December p. 32The TMH “Review” and You ..............................................................................................................................November Inside Front CoverThe Women Who Inspire Us ........................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 22
Memorabilia By Helen HeroldDoing the Morgan Math (Pedigree Percentage) ......................................................................................................................April/May p. 142Heywood Hardy’s Thoroughbred ..................................................................................................................................February/March p. 112Morgan Versatility ........................................................................................................................................................................ October p. 315Morgans Attend Montreal World’s Fair .......................................................................................................................................January p. 128The Dodo Knight Archive ............................................................................................................................................................. August p. 240The Folk Art of Weathervanes ................................................................................................................................................. September p. 181The Morgan Sphere of Female Influence ...................................................................................................................................June/July p. 160The Ultimate Endurance Ride (300-mile trail ride) By Amy Mincher ...................................................................................December p. 362
Miscellaneous2014 AMHA Open Competition Winners.......................................................................................................................February/March p. 82New England Trainer’s Equitation Challenge: Who Knew Having this Much Fun Could Raise So Much Money for the Morgan Cause? ........................................................................................................................................... September p. 18Off the Beaten Path in Oklahoma City: Philip’s 2015 Restaurant Picks By Philip Green ........................................................... October p. 50
NoticesChampion Titled Morgan Horses ................................................................................................................................................January p. 123Champion Titled Morgan Horses ................................................................................................................................................. August p. 234Morgan Name Changes ................................................................................................................................................................January p. 123Morgan Name Changes ................................................................................................................................................................. August p. 234Recently Reported Deaths ............................................................................................................................................................January p. 123Recently Reported Deaths ............................................................................................................................................................. August p. 234Champion Titled Morgan Horses ............................................................................................................................................December p. 353Morgan Name Changes ............................................................................................................................................................December p. 353Recently Reported Deaths ........................................................................................................................................................December p. 353
On The CoverCherrydale Melania GCH ....................................................................................................................................................................... OctoberGraycliff Tony Hawk ............................................................................................................................................................................DecemberHotspur’s Red Rowl .............................................................................................................................................................................. June/JulyLiberation Starbrite ................................................................................................................................................................................. OctoberMerriehill After Hours .............................................................................................................................................................................JanuaryMinion Millennium .................................................................................................................................................................. February/MarchMortana Jaguar ................................................................................................................................................................................... NovemberRegency Claim Jumper ............................................................................................................................................................................. AugustSpringMill Superstition GCH ............................................................................................................................................................SeptemberTwisted Mister ......................................................................................................................................................................................April/May
People We RememberBob Moseder By Molly O’Brien ................................................................................................................................................April/May p. 131Glenna James By Jeff Wilson .....................................................................................................................................................April/May p. 130Harry Sebring By Ann Hailey, Sherry Cole, Julie Broadway, Cindy Mugnier, Larry Bolen, Patsy Lloyd, Liz Lloyd Reitz, Ken Swanson, Amy Neifert, Stephen Kinney & Abbie Trexler ....................................................................... August p. 221Heidi Kunkel By Stephen Kinney ................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 146Janet Morgan By Abbie Trexler..................................................................................................................................................April/May p. 132Jennifer Chowning By Judy & Jack Chowning .............................................................................................................................. August p. 222Jill Bertrand By Suzy Lucine ........................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 148Jim Anderson By Suzy Lucine ...................................................................................................................................................December p. 344
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JoAnn Celecki By Diane Garrow ................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 147John S. Diehl By Suzy Lucine ........................................................................................................................................................January p. 117Laurence E. Personen By Merideth M. Sears ................................................................................................................................. August p. 223Leslie Parker By Suzy Lucine ........................................................................................................................................................ October p. 303
Photo Essay/PictorialFoal Contest: Those Amazing Morgan Foals .............................................................................................................................. October p. 142Foal Contest: Those Amazing Morgan Foals Results ..............................................................................................................December p. 338
PromotersThe Time to Ride Challenge By Karen Laubach ......................................................................................................................April/May p. 125
Show RecordBig D Charity By Kim Oplotnik ....................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 93Blue Ridge Classic By June Davis, Photos by Howard Schatzberg ........................................................................................... September p. 162C-Fair Charity By Melody De Lappe ............................................................................................................................................ October p. 290Carousel Charity By Terri Sturm ..............................................................................................................................................April/May p. 112Charity Fair By Terri Sturm ........................................................................................................................................................... August p. 178Circle J Regional By Jenna Britt & Stephen Kinney, Photos by Stephen Kinney & Ben Pacheco................................................... August p. 135Citrus Cup Regional By Kellie Ramsower, Photos by Kate & Kellie Ramsower ............................................................................June/July p. 88Connecticut Morgan By Barbara Irvine, Photos by Stephen Kinney, Barbara Irvine & Susan Colleton ..................................... August p. 160Diamond Jubilee By Terri Sturm ..............................................................................................................................................April/May p. 106Far West Regional By Melody De Lappe ........................................................................................................................................ August p. 157Gold Cup Regional By Stephen Kinney, Steven Handy & Kim Oplotnik, Photos by Stephen Kinney & Dawn Fire ...................... August p. 86Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show® By Jenna Britt, Terri Sturm, Laurie Sterling, Lauren DuPont, Jordan Cusumano, Jennifer Cappa, Linday Naas, Abbie Trexler, and Stephen Kinney; Divisional photography by Howard Schatzberg; Candid photography by Laurie Revard, Mike Galletta, Dawn Fire, Terri & Savannah Sturm, Susan Colleton, & Stephen Kinney ..........................................................................December p. 99Granite State By Molly Coyne, Photos by Amy Bean Photography .............................................................................................. October p. 287Greater Boston Charity By Steven Handy & Stephen Kinney, Photos by Stephen Kinney .........................................................June/July p. 110Jubilee Regional By Debi Donoho & Jordan Cusumano, Photos by Dawn Fire, Jordan Cusumano & Stephen Kinney ............. October p. 230Key Classic By Melody De Lappe .................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 122Maine Morgan By Selina Cloutier, Photos by Andy Illes................................................................................................................ August p. 205Massachusetts Morgan By Barbara Irvine & Shirley Haas, Photos by Stephen Kinney & Terry Young ..................................... October p. 270Michigan All-Morgan By Erin Thomas ......................................................................................................................................June/July p. 117Michigan Futurity By Jordan Cusumano ..................................................................................................................................... October p. 296Morgan Masterpiece By Jackie Sweeney, Photos by Casey McBride ........................................................................................ September p. 170Morgan Medallion Regional By Terri Sturm & Abbie Trexler, Photos by Terri Sturm, Savannah Sturm & Abbie Trexler ........ October p. 152Mother Lode By Phyllis Shopbell, Photos by Grey Horse Photography, Phyllis Shopbell & Volunteer Contributors ................... October p. 283New England Regional By Stephen Kinney, Abbie Trexler, Jenna Britt, Barbara Irvine, Laurie Sterling, Lauren DuPont, Meghan von Ballmoos, Johnna Chenail & Connie Melendy, Photos by Mike Galletta, Bonnie Sogoloff, Kendra Peeples, Stephen Kinney & Abbie Trexler.......................................................................................................................................... September p. 74New York Regional By Laurie Sterling, Photos by Terry Young & Megan von Ballmoos ............................................................ October p. 186Oklahoma Centennial By Kim Oplotnik, Photos by Dawn Fire ...................................................................................................June/July p. 98Oregon Morgan Classic By Melody De Lappe ......................................................................................................................... September p. 157Pacific Northwest By Melody De Lappe ....................................................................................................................................... October p. 261Penn-Ohio Morgan By Kendra Peeples .......................................................................................................................................... August p. 200Prairie State Classic By Nicole Peterson ......................................................................................................................................... August p. 214Southern States Regional By Kendra Peeples & Abbie Trexler ......................................................................................................June/July p. 76Summer Daze Regional By Kim Oplotnik, Photos by Kim Oplotnik & Chloe Farischon ........................................................... October p. 216Syracuse International By Laurie Sterling, Photos by Abbie Trexler & Shane Shiflet .................................................................... August p. 188The Horse Show at Woodside By Jennifer Cappa ......................................................................................................................June/July p. 103Tulsa Summer Classic By Kim Oplotnik .................................................................................................................................. September p. 165UPHA Chapter 5 By Dawn Fire ..................................................................................................................................................June/July p. 107
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UPHA Chapter 14 Spring Premiere By Barbara Irvine, Photos by Stephen Kinney & Barbara Irvine ....................................June/July p. 128Vermont Spring Classic By Bonnie Sogoloff .................................................................................................................................. August p. 208
View from My SaddleAuctions, Morgans and Amish Life By Colleen Saint Loup .......................................................................................................June/July p. 138Doc Johnston and WYO Classic Hawk Achieve Centurion Title By Don Randle ..........................................................February/March p. 96Horse Play for School Kids By Nancy Merritt ..............................................................................................................................January p. 110Morgans at The Trooper Island Extreme Trail Horse Challenge By Melinda Feldman, Photos by Mel Rich ........................April/May p. 127
View from the IngateFrom Darkness to the Spotlight (Ancan Butch Cassidy and Brianna Guerrin) By Suzy Lucine .......................................... September p. 172Futurity Competition in the Morgan Breed ................................................................................................................................January p. 114Revitalizing Competition Opportunities in New England By Jeff Morse .......................................................................February/March p. 98Small Morgan, Big Eventer (Artisitc Flaire) By Claire Jan ........................................................................................................June/July p. 140Taking the Standards to Sweden (AMHA Judging Standards) By Cindy Mugnier ................................................................April/May p. 128
YouthA Young Girl and a Special Morgan By Hannah Leaman ............................................................................................................ August p. 218For the Love of Morgans By Annie George and Ben Sipes .......................................................................................................April/May p. 126Young Morgan Breeder Wins Future Farmers of America Grant By Frank Newman .............................................................June/July p. 140
