The 2017 MHSA Stock Seat Medallion Finals were once again held at the Central States Fall Classic. Under the leadership of Lynn McCallister and Lenard Davenport, this show is rapidly becoming an exhibitor favorite since its beginning in 2015.
Despite the cold temperatures, the show ran a full three-day schedule, […]
The Morgan Division of MHSA may be small, but what it lacks in quantity it makes up for in quality. MHSA was well represented at the Morgan Grand Nationals last week in Oklahoma City, both in performance and equitation classes. Over half of our nominated horses showed in performance classes […]
By Sarah Thomas MHSA Medallion Secretary
The St. Louis National Charity Horse Show once again hosted the MHSA Junior Saddle Seat Medallion Finals, held this year on an unusually warm September evening. But, the temperatures outside were only rivaled by the hot, hot, hot level of competition displayed by the riders […]
On the evening of September 24, 2014 the St. Louis National Charity Horse Show will host the 2014 Missouri Horse Shows Association Saddle Seat Medallion Finals. An accomplished group of young equestrians will culminate a season’s worth of hard work and dedication to complete for an impressive array of prizes […]
Veteran horse trainer and instructor, Kent Swalla, was recently presented the UPHA Equitation Instructor of the Year honors at the United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA) convention. Born and raised in Newton, Iowa where he started riding at a young age with his mom, Kent always knew he wanted to […]
Julie Block, 62 of Huntsville, Missouri, passed away January 31, 2014 at her family’s home.
Julie was born January 9, 1952 in Moberly, Missouri, to William H.”Bill” Block and Margaret Block. Julie was the longtime secretary of the Huntsville Horse Show.
An accomplished organist, Julie played the organ for the First Christian […]
Missouri Horse Shows Association is pleased to present Smith Lilly, author of Saddle Seat Horsemanship as our guest speaker at our annual banquet. Long respected as a world class horseman, Smith and his wife, Alexandra, and mother, Sandra, own and operate Mercer Springs Farm as a public training stable specializing […]
Ruth Pfeffer, one of the grandest of the grand dames of the horse world, died on Monday, December 2, 2013. Mrs. Pfeffer, the mother of Joe Pfeffer and Margaret Gilleo, and grandmother to Elizabeth Muckerman, Lyle Seddon, Lawrence Muckerman and Jacqueline Pfeffer, was born September 20, 1912 and was a […]
Fern Bittner of St. Charles, Missouri, died on Thursday, November 28, 2013. Loving wife of Groff Bittner; beloved daughter of the late Howard and Hazel Palmer; devoted mother of Stewart (Marsha) Bittner and Rhonda Mikiska; cherished grandmother of Jane, Jonathan, Charles, Lyndsay, Jessica, Jennifer, Katie and Samuel; treasured Great-grandmother of […]