Alberta Morgan Horse Club

YOUTH

Youth Year 2011

At this year’s youth meeting, we vowed to be more active. At the meeting, we decided to plan a fun day, and host a youth horse show. Come early spring, we began to plan and organize the fun day, which we held at the Pack’s house. Many youth members attended, and even a few non-members too, which was an awesome surprise! We played various games, both horse and non-horse related. Everyone was divided into teams, and that gave everyone a chance to meet and mingle. After the games were completed, everyone had some after game snacks. Hopefully everyone had as much fun at the fun day, as the youth committee had planning it!

A few months after the fun day, it was time to begin planning another important youth event, the Alberta Morgan Horse Youth Club Fun Show. Everyone on the youth committee hoped that this show would be a success, and it was! Everyone on the committee is under the age of 21, and it shows everybody how time-consuming it is to plan a show. It sure gives us a real appreciation for the show committees that plan the various shows that we attend each year.

The AMHCY Fun Show gives anyone under the age of 21 the chance to show in at a really fun and inexpensive show. It offers classes in many divisions, including hunt, saddle seat, and western. There are also many “just for fun” classes, such as ride a fiver, the costume class, opposite pairs, and everyone’s personal favourite, tandem bareback.

We decided to hold the Youth Show at Lakedell Agricultural Society, where the show has been held for the past few years. After we had the location decided on, we needed to decide on show officials. Our judge this year was the wonderful Jessie St.John. Her ringmaster and announcer was the AMHCY vice-president, Liselle Oliveira. In the show office, we had the awesome Tracey family, organizing all the competitors. Out in the jumping ring, we had the great Barb Tracey judging. Last but not least, we had many young youth members helping hand out ribbons.

A few nights before the show, the Youth Show committee met up, and got everything organized. They spent many hours preparing the cookie ribbons, organizing the cash prizes, and getting all the other prizes ready.

The day of the show arrived, and it was a success! Everyone had a ton of fun, and there were many exhibitors and many spectators to cheer them on. At the end of the show was a beef on a bun dinner, and then the announcement of the high point champions. After that was time for the pick a prize. Every exhibitor got to choose from an array of prizes. In a way, everyone was a winner. Soon after, it was time to pack up and head home. We hope to see everyone again next year.

As 2011 comes to an end, another youth year is about to start. We hope to host many more activities this coming year, including another fun day, and another youth show. We also hope to see many youth members attending these events, and many non-members too!

Happy Holidays!

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The Alberta Morgan Horse Youth Club promotes fun activities for the youth. In 2009 they hosted a cattle sorting clinic, an open youth horse show, a dinner and dance and a fun games day.

They also support the CMHA Youth Challenge.

Please send your pictures of these events to Kathy Padgham so we can include them on your website!

Morgan Fun Day
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March 2009 Has A Cattle Sorting Clinic