AMHA Stallion Service Auction a Success!
Equestrian News Release
The annual convention of the American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA)
was a resounding success. More than 300 Morgan enthusiasts enjoyed
this week-long event held in Lexington, Kentucky, February 15-18. The
week was filled with exciting demonstrations and interesting seminars
as well as the AMHA Board of Directors quarterly meeting.
The annual stallion service auction, which had more than 70
stallions, brought in nearly $140,000, which will be split between
the Association’s ten regional shows, the World Morgan Futurity, and
marketing for the Morgan breed.
Taking the top bid was multi world champion Stonecroft Trilogy, owned
by Stonecroft Farm and purchased by Cedar Meadow Morgan Farm for
$5,700. The second highest bid was Mizrahi, owned by PlayMor Farm and
purchased by Sandra Nelson for $5,600. Another world champion, And
The Beat Goes On, owned by Dragonsmeade Farm, was the third-highest
bid and was purchased by Daniel Peachey for $5,050. Offspring of
these stallions will be eligible for added jackpots at the 2006 Grand
National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma City,
October 7-14.
Founded in 1909, the American Morgan Horse Association is a non-
profit organization serving more than 50,000 Morgan horse owners,
breeders, exhibitors, and enthusiasts throughout the United States.
AMHA serves as a parent organization to more than 90 recognized
Morgan horse clubs and national service organizations. It also
provides an important link to foreign Morgan horse registries and clubs.
For more information on America’s original horse breed, contact the
American Morgan Horse Association, Inc.©, 122 Bostwick Road,
Shelburne, Vermont 05482; (802) 985-4944; http://www.morganhorse.com. For
more information on the World Morgan Futurity, go to
http://www.worldmorganfuturity.com.
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