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Latest Issue 9 30 19 Morgan

9/30/2019

Saddlebred Speakeasy

It will be the cat’s meow. The American Saddlebred Museum is roaring into the twenties with the Saddlebred Speakeasy. Guys and dolls are invited to the Museum’s first ever event in Kansas City on Friday, November 15 after the last class of the Horse Show.
9/29/2019

Charmed To Be Here Wins at All American Horse Classic

Charmed To Be Here, the striking chestnut son of I’m A Lucky Charm and My Secret Storm made a triumphant appearance earlier this month in the All American Cup Three-Year-Old Under Saddle class at All American Horse Classic to be named the champion in the competitive 11-entry class...
9/24/2019

From the Desk of Marty Schaffel: The State of Our Market

What makes a viable market that provides success for its members? A viable market needs breadth. A growing market provides more opportunity for everyone to succeed.   

What are the greatest threats to any market?  

9/24/2019

The AMHECT/WMF Stallion Service Auction is Live!

The American Morgan Horse Educational Charitable Trust and the World Morgan Futurity have joined together to offer 44 amazing stallions to breed to your mare in 2020...
9/24/2019

Obituary – Rheanne Greene Bumgarner

A beloved wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend, Rheanne Greene Bumgarner lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, September 21. She loved American Saddlebreds, including Ro-Day-O whom she teamed to a reserve world’s champion title in the pleasure driving division in 2003...
9/24/2019

Obituary – Jerry Hutson

The American Saddlebred community is saddened by the passing of noted horseman Jerry Hutson. A beloved father, grandfather, brother and friend to many, Hutson had trained numerous world class show stars during his career and most recently was a part of the training team at Rose Stables with Gerhardt Roos...
9/21/2019

Construction & Cocktails at the American Saddlebred Museum

Everyone is invited to the Open House at the American Saddlebred Museum after the last class of the Kentucky Fall Classic Horse Show on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The Museum is located at 4083 Iron Works Parkway, inside the Kentucky Horse Park...
9/20/2019

What Matters? Friends Matter.

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." – Helen KellerIt is in that spirit that the American Saddlebred Horse Association continues to form partnerships that serve the mission of our association to the betterment of the American Saddlebred...
9/20/2019

Mane Event Horse Show Returns to the Illinois State Fair Coliseum

Mid-America Horse Show Association (MAHSA) will host the 2019 Mane Event Horse Show in the newly renovated Illinois State Fair Coliseum of Champions, Springfield, IL, October 17 through 20, 2019...
9/18/2019

Increasing Horse Show Participation in Underrepresented Areas Added to Role of New Task Force

The ASHA Horse Show Task Force (HSTF), begins its work this week to examine and provide recommendations to support horse shows with an added duty of increasing participation to underrepresented areas...
9/17/2019

From The Desk of Marty Schaffel: A Boost for Business

When I decided to start my business, I didn’t know what I was doing. I had no idea how to set it up properly. My accounting system was designed by a friend who just graduated college with a degree in accounting, but had no practical experience...
9/17/2019

Latest Issue 10 19 HW ASB

9/17/2019

Latest Issue 10 19 HW Morgan

9/17/2019

Obituary – BJ Schafer

The show horse industry was truly saddened by the passing of BJ Schafer, an avid animal lover and former trainer of World and National Champion Morgans. A third generation horsewoman, she grew up on Long Island where she rode on the hunter/jumper circuit in the ‘50s and ‘60s.
9/17/2019