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(YOUR LAST NAME) WINS BIG AT WORLD SHOW!

(YOUR CITY, STATE)—(YOUR NAME) of (CITY) recently won a (WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP, GRAND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP) at the 37th annual Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The competition, which was held October 10-17, is one of the country's premier horse shows

(RIDING/DRIVING NAME OF MORGAN) this paragraph will summarize the classes you won. You can include how many were in the class, if there was a work-off, anything that brings excitement to the reader.

For more than 35 years The Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show has represented the pinnacle of achievement in the Morgan Horse world. It is held mid-October each year in Oklahoma City to permit equal access for exhibitors from all parts of the country. More than 5,000 Morgan enthusiasts attend the show at the Oklahoma State Fairgrounds. This year, the show offered more than $300,000 in prize money and awards to the owners and exhibitors of the over 1,000 horses competing from 45 states and four nations.

The Morgan has the distinction of being the first recognized America breed, originating in 1789 in Springfield, Massachusetts.

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.

Working in conjunction with AMHA is the American Morgan Horse Institute (AMHI), a charitable organization dedicated to educations and historical Morgan activities. AMHI also sponsors the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show, the breed's premier show.

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; www.morganhorse.com.

American Morgan Horse Association ▪ 122 Bostwick Road ▪ Shelburne, Vermont 05482 ▪ (802) 985-4944 ▪ FAX (802) 985-8897