Member Show of the Year (MSOTY) Nominations

Member Show of the Year (MSOTY) Nominations

Did you know you can nominate your favorite show at any point in the show year?

NAMHSA is currently accepting nominations for the 2015 Member Show of the Year. Any NAMHSA Approved show held between May 1, 2014 and April 30, 2015 is eligible for nomination.

As with 2014, the 2015 MSOTY Committee will be led by Chris Wallbruch.

Visit NAMHSA's Member Show of the Year page for more information or nominate a show for Member Show of the Year.  Please submit your nominations by May 1, 2015.

Contact Chris with any questions at MSOTY@namhsa.org.

2015 Member Show of the Year Award

NAMHSA would like to congratulate Butterflies and Bell Boots, hosted by Colleen McNamara and Angela Youkers, as its 2015 Member Show of the Year Winner!

Held on April 25, 2015 in Glen Burnie, Maryland, Butterflies and Bell Boots was a benefit show for "The Bethany Fund", a memorial youth scholarship fund of the First Presbyterian Church of Howard County, and Tabula Rasa, an off-the-track Thoroughbred. 

photo by Niki Hertzog

This year's runners up were A MidWinter's Night Ball, hosted by Shannon Southard, Kim Wandrey, and Brad Johnson in Georgetown, Texas and Fiesta Del Phoenix, hosted by Sommer Prosser/Jewel Heist Live, hosted by Lauren Hoeffer, a tandem show held in Mesa, Arizona.

Congratulations, everyone! If you would like to nominate a show for the 2016 Member Show of the Year please visit NAMHSA's MSOTY page and fill out the nomination form.

Thank you to everyone who nominated a show for this award, to Chris Wallbruch for coordinating the MSOTY competition this year, and to our judging panel!

Nominations Open for the 2014 Member Show of the Year

Starting immediately NAMHSA will begin accepting nominations for the 2014 Member Show of the Year. Any NAMHSA-Approved show held between May 1, 2013 and April 30, 2014 is eligible for nomination.

As with 2013, the 2014 MSOTY Committee will be led by Chris Wallbruch, the current Region 8 Representative.

For more information or to nominate a show visit NAMHSA's MSOTY page at http://www.namhsa.org/forms/NAMHSAMSOTYProgram.htm

2013 Member Show of the Year Nominees

The nominees are in! Here are the finalists for the 2013 Member Show of the Year Award.

• Carolina Gold Classic held March 9, 2013 by Julia Harmon in Monroe, North Carolina
• Delta Stampede held August 26, 2012 by Cindy Ruth in Stockton, California.
• GPMHS Go Big or Go Home Benefit Show held March 23, 2013 by Kelly Weimer in Kittaning, Pennsylvania.
• A Midwinter's Night Ball held January 11-13, 2013 by Kim Wandrey, Shannon Southard and Brad Johnson in Georgetown, Texas.
• Over the Hump Live held March 24, 2013 by Donna Anderson in Parumph, Nevada.
• The 25th Annual Southern Model Horse Convention held October 6, 2012 by Laura Behning in Covington, Georgia.
• Miami Valley Live held November 10, 2012 by Hilary Rossow in Greenville, Ohio.

Congratulations to all the nominees for their hard work. The winner will be announced during the Annual Meeting at the North American Nationals in Harrisburg. Good luck!