NJBred

Do you have a NJ-bred Morgan?

Do you know that NJ-bred Morgans are eligible to compete for state money?

Do you know about the NJ-bred program?

If your answer is NO to any of these questions, please read on!

Every year, many horses of various breeds born or bred in the state of New Jersey compete for state money in the NJ Department of Agriculture New Jersey Breeder Awards program. In 1998, for example, 379 horses, representing 14 different breeds, competed for thousands of dollars of cash prizes awarded by the state through representative associations. To be eligible, horses must be certified as New Jersey bred horses by the appropriate representative breed group in the state, and their owners or lessees must be members in good standing of that breed group.

What is a New Jersey Bred Morgan?

a. Any foal dropped in the State of NJ, except for those dropped by a mare arriving in the state for the sole purpose of foaling.

b. The get of any stallion standing only in NJ during the breeding season of the year in which the foal was conceived. A stallion standing in NJ must breed only in NJ for any yearly breeding season and MUST NOT BE BRED OUT OF NJ during that year, though he may be trained and shown elsewhere.

c. Foals resulting from the transport of semen from a Stallion standing the full season in the State of NJ will be considered a NJ Bred, providing blood typing of the stallion, mare and foal is carried out to authenticate parentage and semen transport is agreeable to the national registry of the breed.

d. Foals resulting from an embryo transfer from a mare, standing the full season, in the State of NJ, will be considered NJ Bred, providing blood typing of the mare, stallion and foal is carried out to authenticate parentage and embryo transfer is agreeable to the national registry of the breed.

A Morgan is eligible for NJ Breeder Awards if:

a. It is an eligible NJ-Bred Morgan (see previous), and

b. It is registered with the AMHA or (if a weanling) eligible to be registered.

c. The horse is owned or leased in whole or in part by a member of the MHANJ (who need not reside in the State of NJ);

d. Its AMHA registration papers and leases are recorded with the MHANJ Points Secretary, and a $10 fee that covers both the Breeder and Year End Awards is paid annually.

e. The horse is entered and judged in his particular class with at least one other horse at the New Jersey All Breed Horse Show.

f. If the animal is the only horse in his particular class, he will not receive points but will receive credit for having shown at the All Breed Show. He will also receive the 1st place show prize money.

What can a New Jersey bred Morgan win?

New Jersey bred Morgans can compete for cash prizes at the annual New Jersey Bred All Breed Horse Show, sponsored by the NJ Department of Agriculture, and are also eligible for year end prize money, providing that they show at the All Breed Horse Show. In 1999, 11 Morgans competed for a total of $1,460.00 at the All Breed Show, and $2,253.01 in year end awards. Many more were eligible to show, but did not participate.

Are you missing out?

If you own a New Jersey bred Morgan, you owe it to yourself and to NJ bred owners and breeders to participate in the awards program. And, if you don't own a NJ bred Morgan, this is a good reason to buy one! See our Members' Sales List for available horses. All NJ bred Morgans are clearly noted.

How can I sign up for NJ year-end and New Jersey bred awards?

CLICK HERE for a registration form