The Morgan Dressage Association sponsored the breed’s first nationwide Regional Dressage Championships in summer 2000 at three Morgan championship shows with strong United States Dressage Federation recognized divisions. The MDA West Coast Championships were held June 20 at the Far West Morgan Regional Championship Horse Show in Oregon; the MDA Mid-States Championship were held July 16 at the Circle J Morgan Regional Show in Colorado and the MDA East Coast Championships were Aug. 12 at the Mid-Atlantic Morgan Regional in Pennsylvania.

“These MDA championships were designed, in part, to encourage the best Morgans in dressage to compete at these Morgan Regional Shows,” explained MDA Co-Chair Paula Hagen-Peterson. “The level of dressage competition at these shows has been growing every year. These three championships will recognize the excellent performances in dressage that can be found in many our of breed shows.”

To qualify for the championships horses competed in the highest test of the level and met a minimum qualifying score of 55%. Scores were taken from Open, Adult Amateur, and Jr./Young Rider divisions if those were offered and the awards were given to the two single highest scoring rides.

West Coast Championships

1. Training Level Champion: Cori Greve of Palo Cedro, California on TGR Quicksilver (Triple S Gold Eagle x SRA Silverhawke) with a score of 63.60%.
2. Training Level Reserve Champion: Carrie Klooster of Granite, Bay, California on WSG Mystic Impression (WSG Rienzi Command x Shangri La Mystique) with a score of 61.20%.

Mid-States Championships

1. Training Level Champion: UVM Andover, owned by Debra Shields of Longmont, Colorado and shown by Julie Haugen with a score of 69.600%.
2. Training Level Reserve Champion: Greentree Courtney, owned by Wendy Gray Bizzaro of Park City, Utah and shown by Jane Doran with a score of 65.600.

1. First Level Champion: Stormy Tasha, owned by Mai Wisdom of Sterling, Colorado and shown by Julie Haugen with a score of 61.471%.
2. First Level Reserve Champion: Greentree Ever Reddi, owned by Wendy Gray Bizzaro of Park City, Utah and shown by Jane Doran with a score of 58.529%.

1. Second Level Champion: Mazen Supreme Friday, owned by Lynn Robertson, ridden by Meg Lodes, with a score of 63.953%.
2. Second Level Reserve Champion: Big D Conmigo, owned and ridden by Irene Nedved with a score of 56.977%.

East Coast Championships

1. East Coast Training Level Champion: Wintop’s Allen, owned and ridden by Johanna Hugo with a score of 62.8%.
2. East Coast Training Level Reserve Champion: AFF Matilda owned and ridden by Allison Semke with a score of 62%

1. East Coast First Level Champion: WNS Sugar Rock, owned and ridden by Cara-Lynne Schengrund with a score of 59.412%
2. East Coast First Level Reserve Champion: Laughters Lord Wilson, owned and ridden by Cathy Echternach with a score of 58.824%.

1. East Coast Second Level Champion: Statesmans Silhouette, ridden by Lori Shoemake, owned by Spring Hollow Morgans with a score of 64.651%.
2. East Coast Third Level Champion: Spindletop Bridgid, owned and ridden by Lucy Olcott with a score of 56%.

1. East Coast FEI Level Champion: Whippoorwill Ebony (aka Black Tie) owned and ridden by Cathy Echternach with a score of 60% in the Grand Prix Special.

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