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 | GMHA
Green
Mountain Horse Association
(pictured
May 19th, 1999)
Located just a half
mile south of the village and next door to the Vermont Horse Country Store, GMHA
hosts a variety of equestrian events virtually every week from April to October.
You'll find everything from competitive trail rides to hunter/jumper shows. You
can join the organization and receive discounts on event entries and stabling
as well as enjoying use of their extensive facilities and a wonderful newsletter.
Many members take advantage of the facility to come to the area and ride on their
own. GMHA is host to the oldest 100 mile trail ride in the country over Labor
Day Weekend each year. It is also the host to the highly acclaimed GMHA Horse
Trials each August. There is truly something for everyone at GMHA!
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information contact: GMHA
Check
Out the GMHA Home Page P.
O. Box 8, South Woodstock, Vermont 05071 Voice:
802/457-1509 * Fax: 802/457-4471
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VERDA
The
Vermont Equine Riding and Driving Association
VERDA is a local organization which hosts several
unusual events at various locations in the area. Among the best known is their
January Thaw Ride, a competitive ride and drive held each January in South Woodstock.
Another treat is their annual Eat-A-Thon, a progressive culinary ride and drive
which takes place each October at rotating locations around the region. VERDA
also hosts the Spring 100/60/25 Mile Drive held annually out of the Upwey Barn
Complex at GMHA. This is the only 100 mile drive held without the support of a
ride and the oldest one in the country. Membership in Verda will get you entry
discounts and a great newsletter with lots of local gossip!
check
out the VERDA Home Page. For
complete information contact: Doug Bejarano- c/o VERDA
374 Coon Club Road, Windsor, VT 05089
Voice: 802/484-3406
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Vermont
Morgan Horse Association VMHA
is the organization charged with promoting and enjoying Morgan Horses here in
Vermont, the home of the Morgan Horse. Each season they offer a broad range of
activities featuring Morgan Horses including the Vermont Spring Classic, an "A"
rated Morgan Horse show held each year in May, Heritage Days which features a
show for juniors and amateurs as well as versatility, races and the Vermont Morgan
Horse Association Breeder's Futurity held each year in Tunbridge, Vermont around
the 4th of July. VMHA Also has a
Stallion Service auction each fall to help sponsor the VMHA Breeders' Futurity
which has classes at The Vermont Spring Classic, Vermont Morgan Heritage Days
and the GMHA Commemorative Morgan Horse Show, a Jr./AM Morgan show held at the
end of August at GMHA. For a complete
list of activities check
out the VMHA Home Page.
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The
American Morgan Horse Association
Founded in 1988, The National Museum of the Morgan
Horse is nestled among the gently rolling hills of Shelburne, Vermont, where it
overlooks the historic Shelburne Museum. It shares this property with the American
Morgan Horse Association, founded in 1909, where the parentage and ownership history
of all Morgan horses is recorded. The AMHA and Museum offices are open weekdays
from 8 a.m.- 5 p.m. During the summer, the Museum is also open to visitors on
Saturdays, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Visitors are always welcome to tour the museum,
offices and Morgan archives housed in the musuem.
The location for the complex was determined by
a survey of AMHA and AMHI members. The vote in favor of Vermont, the state where
the Morgan breed began, was overwhelming. In 1984, land was purchased adjacent
to the world-renowned Shelburne Museum. The building slowly took shape over the
next three years. Painted buttercup yellow, the exterior of the finished structure
resembles nothing so much as an elegant barn with an attached breezeway. Inside,
its cathedral ceilings, white-washed walls and open post and beam structure provide
the perfect setting for both the museum collections and AMHA offices.
For more information,
please contact: The National Museum of the Morgan
Horse, P.O. Box 519, Shelburne,
Vermont 05482, (802) 985-8665, or the
American Morgan Horse Association, P.O.
Box 960, Shelburne, VT 054582,
(802) 985-4944. Visit the AMHA website at www.morganhorse.com.  | | | |