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By Linda Nash   The AMHA Sport Horse Award To date only 3 horses have attained this highly coveted award. Blazing the trail for future Morgan Sport Horses was Royalton Ashline   Royalton Ashline was purchased by Clara Hendin from Dana Kelley in 1972 as a four month old colt. For much of his career he was trained and shown by women and amateurs. Clara endeavoured to do something new with him each year. She had already earned one medallion (Bronze for Open Shows) and was headed for a second at the time of the announcement of the AMHA Sport Horse Award. He went on to achieve Medallions in Competetive Trail Rides (1983), Combined Training (1986), Carriage Driving (1986) and Dressage (1986). His Career Highlights included: National and Regional Championships Show achievements:     AHSA National Reserve Parade Champion     Three times Regional Parade Champion     AHSA 6th Place, Morgan Park Saddle Sport achievements: AMHA Sport Horse Award 1987 with Bronze Medallions in Dressage, Open Show Classes, Competetive Trail, Eventing and Carriage AMHA Open Competetion Placings:   Eventing: 3 times Reserve Champion, placed 4 times   Carriage: Reserve Champion, placed 4 times   Pleasure Driving: placed twice   Dressage: placed twice   Competetive Trail: placed once ECTRA (Eastern Competetive Trail Ride Assoc.) -  Grand Champion, Driving And State Championships and Reserves Shows:      Open Pleasure Driving      Morgan English Pleasure      Morgan English Pleasure Driving      Road Hack twice      Morgan Western Pleasure      Justin Morgan Standard Class      Vermont Stockhorse Assoc. Adult Western Horse Sport:      Vermont Competetive Trail Ride Assoc.:            High Point Stallion            High Point Morgan      Central Vermont Dressage Assoc. Champion, First Level Show Championships and Reserves More than 30, including: In Hand, Adult Equitation, Morgan Park Saddle, Versatility, Open Pleasure Driving, Working Hunter, Parade, High Point, Morgan Western Pleasure, Adult Amateur, Morgan Pleasure Driving, Adult Western, Morgan English Pleasure Also won: Run, Ride and Tie; Many trotting races, twice qualified for the Phillips Championship Race.. and more! Royalton Ashline represented the Morgan breed on many occasions, including Being the only Morgan at the groundbreaking for the permanent home for the AMHA. He represented the Morgan at the Challenge of the Breeds in St. Louis; He participated in many parades, including, as passengers, two Governors of Vermont; He represented the Morgan at many fairs, including leading Parades at the Eastern States Exposition for 3 years; He and his daughter Rohan Ashlyn transported AMHA President Dr. Al Lucine in a Morgan parade from the Burlington Airport to the Radisson Hotel. At age 19, in 1991, he and his granddaughter Rohan Ithilien won everything they entered: All five classes and the Multiple Carriage Grand Championship at the New England Morgan Show Pony Pairs Championship at the Mikasa Driving Event (the only time in his life he was shown as a pony. He stood a hair under 14.2) The Pairs Class at the Lippitt Country Show (four entries) He died tragically in a collision with a motor vehicle at an event in Maine in September of 1991. Royalton Ashline #23744 1972 Royalton Ashbrook Darling   Lippitt Ethan Ash Ashbrook   Croydon Prince   Nancy Trilby   Ethan Allen 3rd   Tilly Royalton Joan Darling John A Darling   Moro   Bridget Hetty Ash   Ashbrook   Adeline Bundy Royalton Elnora  Ethan Eldon Vigilant   Welcome   Lucille Ethanelda   Sir Ethan Allen   Lucinne  Lippitt Nora Lippitt Searchlight   Lippitt Sam   Green Mt. Twilight Ne Komia   Ashbrook   Bridget   Royalton Ashline produced 46 Registered Morgan foals 21 colts and 25 fillies , Of which all but 7 were Full Lippitts * denotes a 'Full Lippitt' offspring 027981 1975 M Brown * ROHAN EMELYN DARLING ROHAN TASHA DARLING 029133 1976 M Black * ROHAN ARWEN EVENSTAR MORO HILL'S EMELYN 029134 1976 M Chestnut * ROHAN ANGELICA NABOB'S CHRISTINE 063999 1977 M Bay ROHAN BELLA DONNA FOXY'S MELODY MAID 067920 1977 M Chestnut ICE AND FIRE MISS HIGH ACRES DEBUTANTE 70332 1978 G Bay ROHAN ASHFIRE FOXY'S MELODY MAID 068576 1978 M Black * ROHAN CAMELLIA MORO HILL'S EMELYN 73863 1979 G Chestnut * ROHAN DEOR ASHWOOD CELESTE 073864 1979 M Black * ROHAN ASHLYN MORO HILL'S EMELYN 076963 1980 M Bay * CHEBACCO NUTMEG ROYALTON MARY MARY 078203 1980 M Chestnut * ROHAN ELANOR LIPPITT BETHAL 097529 1980 M Chestnut * COVENANT MISTY MORO MEREDITH HEATHER 79156 1980 S Bay ROHAN EOMER ROHAN DONA FLEETSON 76946 1980 S Bay * ASHWOOD CRUSADER ASHWOOD CELESTE 82960 1981 S Bay * TRILBROOK DARING ROHAN SWEET ADELINE 92336 1982 G Brown * ROHAN GIL-GALAD HIGH PASTURES EUDORA 085532 1982 M Bay * ROHAN GALENAS ASHWOOD CELESTE 094259 1982 M Black * ROHAN GALADRIEL MORO HILL'S EMELYN 092652 1982 M Chestnut * ROHAN GILIATH LIPPITT BETHAL 084496 1982 M Chestnut * ROHAN GOLDBERRY ROHAN ATHENA 89556 1983 G Bay * ASHWOOD SHERMAN ASHWOOD CELESTE 088822 1983 M Brown HARWICH MINK ROYALTON MISSALETTE 105189 1986 G Black * ROHAN SHADOWFAX ROHAN FIRIEL 111014 1986 G Chestnut * TRADITION ASHBROOK TRADITION CAMEO 104285 1986 G Chestnut * MERRYHEART SAM ASH MEREDITH LADY 0106951 1986 M Black * ROYALTON BARBRA ASH ROYALTON LIDA ROSE 105090 1986 S Bay * WEATHERMONT ROY MORO MEREDITH REBECCA 0110661 1987 M Brown LARKWOOD JENNY WREN TAPROOT COLUMBINE 0110662 1987 M Brown LARKWOOD SONGSPARROW GAY'S BEAUTY 110814 1987 S Bay * ROHAN LEGOLAS ALPINE MISS NEKOMIA 113563 1987 S Bay * ROHAN LINDIR MAJOR'S NUBBIN 109598 1987 S Black * CANTIEGLEN ECLIPSE ROYALTON ROSALYNN 0117916 1988 M Bl/Dk Chnt * JLB NISHA ROHAN FIRIEL 0114739 1988 M Brown * ROHAN MITHRIL RANSOMVALE ALRITA 0112197 1988 M Brown * CANTIEGLEN IDYLL ROYALTON ROSALYNN 119400 1988 S Chestnut * MIRA VISTA JEREMY TRADITION JENNY ASH 117202 1989 G Black * ROHAN NIMLOTH ROYALTON ETHNA 0116675 1989 M Chestnut * MERRYHEART STANTON'S LILY MEREDITH LADY 0117201 1989 M Chestnut * ROHAN NENYA STILLWATER HOPE 118233 1989 S Bay * OLDMONT STANTON ASH RYEGATE MAJORETTE 0121018 1990 M Chestnut * ROHAN PRIMULA RANSOMVALE ALRITA 0123288 1991 M Bay * KIVA ANNABELL RYEGATE BELL MORO 122174 1991 S Bay * SWEET MAPLE ROYALSON ROYALTON BEATRICE 122486 1991 S Bay * BRAMBLEA ASHWOOD SETH ROYALTON ETHNA 122439 1991 S Black * ROHAN RIVENDELL STILLWATER HOPE 136413 1995 S Brown * EIBEN'S ASHLINE WOOD RUN TRILLIUM

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