Effective immediately, AMHA announces several changes to its Pathways program, the first being a name change. The program will now be called the “My Morgan and Me” program to emphasize that all time spent with Morgans is rewarded, because AMHA recognizes the special bond that exists between a horse and rider.
Secondly, the program will no longer be limited to just time spent riding and driving. AMHA will recognize any and all non-competitive time spent with your Morgan to count toward your hours. We understand the value of groundwork, grooming, and just enjoying quality time with your Morgans, so the program is now expanded to include all activities.
Thirdly, AMHA now will use an honor system for the My Morgan and Me program. You no longer need to submit hour logs to AMHA, and instead, contact AMHA by mail, fax, or email when you achieve a new hour milestone, and AMHA will update your record. When you submit this information, AMHA asks for you to include a paragraph or two about how you achieved these hours with your Morgan. You also can send a photo. AMHA will share these stories on its Facebook page, and may use them for future promotion of the program on the website as well.
The last change concerns the program fee. Currently, it is $15 per year of participation, along with your AMHA membership. A membership is still required, but AMHA is waiving the $15 yearly fee, and now participants will submit a $25 application fee when they submit their new hour milestone. Lifetime enrolled members will be grandfathered into this new system. Additionally, those who already paid $15 for their 2016 enrollment will be exempt for the remainder of the calendar year.
AMHA is designing a logo with this new program name, and looks forward to reading about how you achieve your hours with your Morgan. If you have questions about any of these changes, contact Katie Hodges at (802) 985-4944 ext. 401 or Katie@morganhorse.com.
-- via AMHA