Merit Awards for April 2020

NAMHSA congratulates the following Merit Award winners for the month of April 2020:

Register of Merit

Blackstone*, owned by Christie Partee (Western Pleasure)
My Purdy Chic*, owned by Christie Partee (Paint Workmanship)
Purdy Copper Penny*, owned by Christie Partee (Hunter)
Sensible Shoes, owned by Christie Partee (English/Huntseat Pleasure) - pictured above

Legion of Merit

Purdy Copper Penny*, owned by Christie Partee

Superior Event Horse

Gallant, owned by Sue Hallwas (China Light Foal [Morgan] Breed)
Tasiwu Wanahau, owned by Sue Hallwas (Native American Costume)

Superior Halter Horse

Pepper, owned by Sue Hallwas
Hifalutin’, owned by Sue Hallwas

Performance Versatility Award

Blackstone, owned by Christie Partee
Del Rio Rojo, owned by Christie Partee
Purdy Copper Penny, owned by Christie Partee

We invite and encourage you to submit photos of your Merit Award winners for inclusion in the Merit Award galleries on NAMHSA’s website and the Merit Award albums on NAMHSA’s Facebook page. Send your submissions to merit-awards@namhsa.org with “Merit Award Gallery Addition” as the subject line, and include your name, the model’s name, and the title/year of the award won. You may include more than one pic in each email: just be sure to indicate model’s name and title for each one included.