09/29/2025
As the sun set this past Saturday afternoon this was the scene at Vermont Morgan Heritage Days Horse Show. Our family of exhibitors, volunteers, and sponsors sat down for a meal together at the exhibitor’s party. Over the coming week we have many more pictures to post, results to share, sponsors to thank, and show supporters to celebrate. Thank you to all our exhibitors, volunteers, and sponsors, who made the 2025 Vermont Morgan Heritage Days Horse Show a great success!
As the show edges closer to 45 years old we all have a lot to be proud of. The show in the most important ways has stayed true to its roots. Its founding mothers, Clara Hendin, Gladys Severance, and Polly Quinn envisioned a show that brought together the different disciplines Morgans pursue under one big event so that we could all appreciate their versatility and exhibitor’s ranging talents. Over the years this vision has thrived at the same time it has modernized. Now you will see many different breeds of horses participate and this year, special thanks to Show Secretary Ellen Turnbull, we now can accept online entries! As the show continues to evolve it is images like this of the exhibitor’s party that remain so meaningful to the show. We are still coming together under the auspices of celebrating the great American Morgan Horse despite what discipline we ride, or drive, the breed of horses we own, from backyards to big stables, enjoying and sharing in each other’s camaraderie and as always showing off the versatility and beauty of the Morgan Horse.
There is a village behind this show and we’d like to thank as many of those people as we can. Please don’t hesitate to call out special people in the comments too!
Deb Alperstien, from decor, to driving organizer and cheerleader, hospitality booth opener and supplier, do-it-all, and one of the first to arrive and last leave, thank you!
Brittany Collins, thank you for bringing the fun and games, supporting the kids, and shepherding in the details that make a show special.
Shelia Corbette, Ann Brown, and Jenn Russell for supporting our fundraising and keeping us looking sharp in the carefully curated VMHA shop!
Katie Linton, for all the invisible things, keeping us fed, and putting your heart and soul into this show!
Marshall Linton, photographer extraordinaire, we can’t wait for folks to see your photos. Thanks for capturing so many special moments!
Paulette and Dan Demingware for your critical support.
Steve and Josie Davis for helping make our Dressage Day a success.
Mary Fay, show announcer and as Steve Davis so aptly put, acting as the golden voice of Addison County, and lending us your expertise and experience.
Jamie McGuire, clerk of the works, thank you for acting as our fearless leader!
Emily Malinowski, show manager, thank you for setting up one great, fantastic show!
Nancy Mangum for the brains behind our Dressage day and helping train the next generation of organizers.
Pelletier’s Maple, simply delicious, thanks for feeding us, it takes a lot of fuel to get us through a show and you delivered that and then some. Thank you for a wonderful exhibitor’s party!
Sam Stanley, it simply isn’t a show without you. Appreciation for your levity and hard work, your dedication to this show is unmatched.
Luci Stephens and Friends, scribing, gates, and all the things before, thank you!
Ellen Turnbull, the finest show secretary, with your steady and organized hand you make it great for all of us.
Maureen Quackenbush, open show judge, a consummate professional. Thank you for piloting us through a delightful show! Let’s do it again soon.
Bill and Marcia Ryan, for cleaning up after your daughter and being the best gate managers a show could ask for!
Catie Waterman, dressage judge, an absolute pleasure to work with. If star ratings were a thing, five out of five!
Karen Malzac, trail judge, your kindness, enthusiasm, and encouragement makes you not only an asset to the show, but the discipline, thank you!
There were so many great classes at the show, please be sure to call out your favorite, but the Morgan Pleasure Driving class was a treat. Thank you to Blackrose Morgan Farm, Steve Davis, and the UVM Morgan Horse Farm for that crowd pleaser!
