MHAO Stallion Service Auction & Breeders' Cup Futurity

Salem Command was a local stallion owned and loved by Carole Bradford, High Flight Morgans. Photographer Stuart Vesty
We are so excited to offer these two programs to benefit the breeders of Morgan horses! Help us share that excitement with the Morgan community in the Western Region, across the nation & beyond. We promote the donated stallions and all our Futurity horses all year thru our distribution of the MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity booklet and this website. Futurity classes are offered at the Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show held in mid-June at the Oregon Horse Center, 90751 Prairie Rd, Eugene OR 97402.
2024 Stallions >
For More Information Call Gay Adams
503-936-4276

Nominate your stallion to the MHAO Stallion Service Auction by:

01

Completing a Nomination Form
Click here to download a nomination form. This form will be attached to the stallion's webpage unless you ask me not to. It provides a quick reference to potential bidders on all your terms. Download the form, you can complete it on your computer. Save it on your computer, then attach it to an email to me along with the other information requested.

02

Sending us at least 3 pictures in High Resolution
Your primary pictures need to have a 300 dpi or file size of 1MB or better for printing purposes. But on your stallion's webpage we will publish as many pictures of him and of his offspring as you like. Pictures can be added at any time, even after the auction. Only the pictures you want us to print need to be in high resolution.

03

Provide several Promotional Paragraphs about him
Tell people about your stallion. Send us a write-up that will appear on his webpare and on the promotional material we circulate.

04

send us a breeding contract and if possible, a copy of his registration papers
These documents will be connected to your stallions page so that potential bidders will know all the terms involved and see your stallion's pedigree. We will also include a link to allbreedpedigree.
More information >

Our Mission -

The Morgan Horse Association of Oregon (MHAO) is dedicated to the promotion of the Morgan Horse. We strive to support the breeders of Morgan horses by offering ways to publicize their breeding programs and by offering access to high quality breeding stallions.

The benefits of donating a breeding

  • Press releases on Northwest Morgan News, MHAO newsletter (Stable Sheet), MHAO website, MHAO Facebook Page & the MHAO Stallion Service Auction Facebook Page, in The Morgan Horse Magazine, on The Morgan Blast, at local shows, on the AMHA Facebook page, etc. There is heavy emphasis on advertising the auction and donated stallions.
  • The Stallion Auction will be promoted at the Oregon Morgan Classic (OMC) Horse Show with donated stallions highlighted at the show. OMC is one of the largest Morgan Horse Shows in the Northwest and the largest in Oregon.
  • The name of all stallions with a bid will be put into a hat. A winner will be drawn to receive a free 2-page centerfold spread in the 2025 MHAO Breeders’ Cup Futurity Booklet.
  • The MHAO Stallion Service Auction is the only Stallion Service Auction in the Western Region.
  • Each stallion will receive a full page color ad in the MHAO Breeder’s Cup Futurity Booklet. This is a high quality magazine distributed not only up and down the West Coast states and at Nationals as well as at the Superior Morgan Horse Sale event.
  • You will receive promotion of your stallion through other Equine and Morgan organizations in the Region.
  • There are no contingency fees to donate to this auction.
  • Starting bid is $600 or an amount set by the stallion owner (higher or lower, but no lower than $500). Bids can be raised in $25 increments.
  • Bidding is online and open from mid-February to the close date that is set in mid-April. Phone in bids are accepted from those without access to bid online.
  • Bonus payments are made to breeders and stallion owners when a foal that is the result of a breeding sold through the MHAO Stallion Service Auction becomes a Futurity Sweepstakes Champion or Reserve Sweepstakes Champion at the Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show.
  • Funds from the MHAO Stallion Service Auction are used to support the MHAO Breeders’ Cup Futurity, the only remaining traditional Futurity in the Western Region.
More information
Carole Bradford with Salem Command at his retirement ceremony.

Enter your foal in the MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity by:

01

Completing a Certificate of foal nomination form
Click here to download a 2024 nomination form. Nominate your foal by December 31st in the year the foal is born. See more information on the Futurity page >

02

Renewing your nomination each year
The Futurity is a 5-yr program. To stay in the Futurity you need to renew your nomination by March 31st each year. For more information, see the Futurity Rules >

03

Sending in an updated photograph of your foal by June 1st each year
Send us a current photo of your Futurity horse by June 1st each year to be published in the annual Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet and on this website. Let us know if your foal is for sale. More information is available on the Booklet page >

04

Show your horse in Futurity classes at the Oregon Morgan Classic
We offer halter classes thru the foal's 2-yr-old year along with Sweepstakes Championship classes, and performances classes for 2-4 year olds. All classes offer prize money. See more detail on the Futurity rules page >

The benefits of entering your foal into the Futurity

Fire Run Heatwave, a 2020 colt by Dragonsmeade Seadragon out of FRF Bridalveil bred by Kurt & Teri Rumens of Fire Run Farm.
  • Prize money is earned for showing your horse in Futurity classes at the Oregon Morgan Classic. Those who have shown have earned back more than they have paid in futurity fees.
  • Futurity classes are offered thru your horse's 4-yr-old year. Classes are age appropriate. Futurity Halter classes are available thru the horse's 2-yr-old year. Futurity Performance classes are offered for 2-yr-olds thru 4-yr-olds. 2-yr-olds are offered driving classes only. 3-yr-old under saddle performance classes are walk-trot classes. Halter, driving, and 4-yr-old classes do qualify horses to show at Nationals in like titled (not World Futurity) classes.
  • A High Point award is offered to the 4-yr-old Futurity horse who has earned the most points thru the 5 yr Futurity program. Your high point horse will earn an individual award, be listed on a perpetual award, and earn additional money.
  • Bonus money goes to the stallion donor and the breeder of Futurity horses who are the result of a breeding purchased thru the MHAO Stallion Service Auction and are crowned Futurity Sweepstakes Champion or Futurity Sweepstakes Reserve Champion.
  • Futurity Sweepstakes classes are offered for horses entered in the Traditional Futurity Halter class Division, and for horses entered in the Sport/Western Futurity Halter class Division.
  • The dam of Futurity Sweepstakes winners are honored as "Distinguished Mares" on our website and in the Futurity Booklet and given a plaque to display at the following Oregon Morgan Classic Horse Show.
  • Your horse is promoted thru the MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity Booklet for each year they are nominated to the Futurity. They are also featured on our webiste. Show others about your breeding program or about that young horse you are raising. Each Futurity horse will have about a quarter page dedicated to them in the booklet. We will indicate if your foal is for sale.
  • All participants in the Futurity need to be members of MHAO. As a member you will receive the member reduced rate for any additional advertising you place in the MHAO Breeders' Cup Futurity booklet.
  • The Futurity booklet is available at the 3 largest Morgan shows in the Western Region (Oregon Morgan Classic, Morgan Medallion, & C-Fair) as well as at Nationals. We will also make it available at the Superior Morgan Horse Sale in Shipshewana Indiana.
If you are raising a foal in the Western Region, don’t miss out.

Join the fun!

Let us recognize and support your contribution to our breed!
More information >

Why are we the best? Your stallion or futurity horse is promoted by us all year!