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Who We Are |
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The Heart of America Morgan Horse Association was originally incorporated
in the state of Missouri in 1967. The association was created after a small
group of Morgan horse owners decided the time had come to organize an official
club to promote the Morgan in the greater kansas City area. Today we endeavor
to serve Morgan owners and enthusiasts in both AMHA Region V and Region
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Our Mission |
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- To Operate for pleasure, education, and recreation exclusively for
the benefit of our members and guests.
- To encourage and promote the breeding and use of the Morgan horses as
versatile pleasure and show horses
- To preserve the history, image, and progeny of the Morgan horse.
- To cooperate with other organizations, including but not limited to, the American
Morgan Horse Association and the American Morgan Horse Institute, in working
for the advancement of the breed.
- To do any and all things possible to bring the qualities of the Morgan horse
to perfection and to protect and advance the interests of the breed.
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Meeting and Activities |
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The Heart of America Morgan Horse Association normally meets during the
afternoon of the third Sunday of each month; however, exceptions or cancellations
may be made to avoid conflicting with holidays or other major events. These
meetings offer a variety of activities throughout the year as well as a
brief business meeting. Typical activities include: potluck dinners/picnics
at members homes/farms, educational programs, trail ride/drives, sit down
dinners and the annual Christmas party and election of officers that is
normally held the first or second Sunday in December. |
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The "Heart of America" Connection |
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The documented history of our beloved Morgan breed has it's origin in colonial America with the foaiing of Figure in 1789. Figure was reportedly a genetic mutation with prepotency for marking his progeny in his own image regardless of the type of mare to which he was bred. Separation of our Morgan breed's development from the settlement and development of America is virtually impossible. The legendary versatility and stamina of the little Morgan horse that could work all day and still out run and/or out pull all others during the local Pub evening activities at the end of the day were the same attributes that made the Morgan horses desirable as cavalry mounts and the treacherous task of pulling the covered wagons over the trails to settle the west.
The "Heart of America" was instrumental in these movements with major westward trailheads at St. Joseph and Westport as well as several cavalry remount breeding stations located throughout the territory. The only cavalry survivor of General Custer's infamous battle at Little Big Horn, Commanche, was reportedly a Morgan who's preserved remains are currently on display at the Dyke Museum Of Natural History at the University of Kansas. The skeletal remains of Ethan Allen, the fastest trotter of his era, who set many of his records at the. Bismarck Grove Track in Lawrence, are also in the Dyke Museum's possession although not on display and a racing sulky used by the famous trotter is on display at the Agricultural Hall of Fame Museum in Bonner Springs, Kansas.
The Heartland has also been home to some of the largest Morgan breeders, most recently Stuart G. Hazard at Funquest Farm in the Topeka, Kansas area and L. D. Robbins in the Kearney, Missouri area. |
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