TOUCH OF RUM, owner Ann Schmidt (MA), rider Renee Surprenant (CT)—2017 Fourth Level Open & Vintage Cup Prof. (Am. Morgan Horse Assoc.)
The versatile Morgan Horse! We are celebrating this breed as our June Breed of the Month on YourDressage! For our USDF Flashback this week we take a look back on some past All-Breed winners from 2010 to 2019 that appeared in the USDF Connection Yearbooks.
Did you know that dressage riders who choose Morgans as their mounts are eligible for special awards through the Adequan®/USDF All-Breeds Awards program, as the American Morgan Horse Association is a participating organization?
2010
BCM UNFORGETTABLEE, owner Kylee Lourie (CO), riders Andrea Doelling (CO) and Kylee Lourie (CO)—Third Level Open & Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)ORRWOOD MADISON BAY, owners Victoria & Caroline Fernalld (CO), rider Caroline Fernalld (CO)—Training & First Level Jr/YR (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2011
SPIRITQUEST LOANNA, owner Patricia Backoff (MI), rider Kimberly Robbins (MI)—Training Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)ALEXIS ACRES’ WRIGHTLY SO, owner Susan Birkinshaw (GA), rider Andrea Manos (GA)—Second Level Open & Vintage Cup, First Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)GLADHEART LINHAWK, owners Bernadette & Jack Stang (OR), rider Kimberlee Barker (OR)—Third Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)KENNEBEC LADYHAWKE, owner/rider Margaret Bailey-Miller (ME)—Third Level AA & Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)M&M SYMPHONY, owners Deborah & Jeffrey Briskin (CA), rider Patricia Harris (CA)—Training Level Vintage Cup (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)GRAYBARRONMIDNIGHTSERENADE, owner Wendy Bizzaro (CA), rider Tracy Young (CA)—Second Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2012
GRAY BARRON MAJOR STAR, owner Wendy Bizzaro (CA), rider Sean Cunningham (CA)—Training Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)SC ISLAND JUBILEE, owner Angela Bower (CA), rider Katie Hoefs-Martin (CA)—Fourth Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)GKB COAL MAGIC, owner/rider Lucy Tidd (MD)—PSG & I-I Open & AA; I-I Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)BLUE AND WHITE FREEDOM, owner/rider Elizabeth Lewis (MD)—Second Level AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)AWEN’S ROCK STAR, owner Cara-Lynne Schengrund (PA), rider Pamela Thompson (PA)—Training Level Vintage Cup (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)EQUINOX EBONY KNIGHT, owner Gloria Crawford (MI), rider Kimberly Robbins (MI)—Third Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2013
HOLLYHOCK BELLA LUNA, owner/rider Brenda Thoma (MN)—Training Level Open & AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)GREENTREE EVER REDDI, owner Wendy Bizzaro (CA), rider Sean Cunningham (CA) —First Level Open & Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)QUEEN’S MOODY BLUES, owners Kelly Hendrick (RI) & Queens River Farm, Inc. (RI), rider Kelly Hendrick—Second Level Open & AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)ALEXIS ACRES’ WRIGHTLY SO, owner Susan Birkinshaw (GA), rider Andrea Manos (GA) —Third Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)SC ISLAND JUBILEE, owner Angela Bower (CA), rider Katie Hoefs-Martin (CA)— PSG Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)BEST’S NATIONAL ANTHEM, owner/rider Karen Rossen (NY)— First Level AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2014
JMF BLACK HAWK, owner Elizabeth Ciaccio, rider Gayle Smith-Haro — Third Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)ORRWOOD MADISON BAY, owners Victoria & Caroline Fernald (CO), rider Elizabeth Petersen — Training Level JR/YR (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)CROSSFIRES DESERT ROSE, owner/rider Lisa Teresa Mauriello (NJ) — First Level JR/YR (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)MERRIEWOLD IMA LUCKY STAR, owner Diana Wold (FL), rider Kat Trueblood (CA) — Training Level Vintage Cup (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)KKM MILLENNIUM FIRE, owner/rider Karen Graves (OH) — Second Level Vintage Cup (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)JUSTAWEE GRACEFUL, owner/rider Jane Landau (NJ) — First Level Mus. Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2015
WINTERGREEN BEAUFORT, owner Ann Taylor (CA), rider Susan Garmier (CA)—Second Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)TOUCH OF RUM, owner Ann Schmidt (MA), rider Renee Surprenant (CT)—Third Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)CBMF SPLIT DECISION, owner/rider Michellie Jones (CA)—Second Level AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)EXETER’S PAINTED BLACK, owner/rider Pamela Walters-Whalon (MI)—Third Level AA & Vintage Cup (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)KENNEBEC LADYHAWKE, owner/rider Margaret Bailey-Miller (ME)—PSG AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)SSLLC COLLECTIVE SOUL, owner Cara-Lynne Schengrund (PA), rider Pamela Thompson (PA)—Second Level Vintage Cup (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2016
EQUINOX ADELLE, owner Laurie Lehman (WA), rider Jennifer O’Brien (WA)—Training Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)SPRING HOLLOW DESTRIER, owner Linda Swank (PA), rider Kirsten Poole (PA)—First Level Open & Vintage Cup Professional (Am. Morgan Horse Assn)SSLLC COLLECTIVE SOUL, owner Cara-Lynne Schengrund (PA), rider Pamela Thompson (PA)—Second Level Open & Vintage Cup Professional (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)EMR COUNSELOR, owner/rider Nancy Berrington (WA)—Second Level AA & Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)EMR MAXIMUS, owner Nancy Motyka (NJ), rider Lisa Romano Johnson (NJ)—Third Level AA & Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)MYTHIC JUMA, owner/rider Krista Martinko (MD)—I-I AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
2017
CBMF BLUE ON BLACK, owner/rider Karen Rossen (NY)—Training Level Open, AA, & Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assoc.)KENNEBEC JESTER, owner/rider Margaret Bailey (ME)—First & Second Level Open & AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assoc.)ORRWOOD MADISON BAY, owners Caroline & Victoria Fernalld (CO), rider Elizabeth Petersen (CO)—Third Level Jr/YR (Am. Morgan Horse Assoc.)
2018
KENNEBEC JESTER, owner/rider Margaret Bailey (ME)—Second Level Open, AA, Musical Freestyle & AA Musical Freestyle (Am. Morgan Horse Assoc.)BYZY AFTER HOURS, owner Susan Fowler (VT), rider Joy Congdon (VT)—Third Level Open (Am. Morgan Horse Assoc.)CANEQUIN’S LOCAL HERO, owner/rider Nancy Mangum (VT)—I-I AA & Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assoc.)
2019
BLUEANDWHITE GLAMOUR, owner Cara-Lynne Schengrund (PA), rider Pamela Thompson (PA)—Training Level Open & Vintage Cup Prof. (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)RGM VIKINGS LIBERATOR, owner/rider Karen Rossen (NY)—First Level Open, AA & Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)CBMF BLUE ON BLACK, owner/rider Karen Rossen (NY)—Third Level Open, AA & Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)CHOSUN HARMONY, owner/rider Lisa Macchi (VA)—Training Level Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)SPRING HOLLOW CASSANOVA, owner/rider Jerri Anesetti (PA)—Second Level Vintage Cup AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)MIZTERY LADY, owner/rider Robin Schofield (WA)—First Level Musical Freestyle & Musical Freestyle AA (Am. Morgan Horse Assn.)
By Mike Osinski, USEF “S” and FEI Judge
With the popularity of Dressage Seat Equitation, the numbers are rising in these classes across the country. Here are a few tips for riders to understand what the judges are looking for in an Equitation class.
