The American Morgan Horse Association (AMHA) Awards Committee has announced the following individuals will be recognized at The Super Convention, which will be held February 9-13 in Boston.

The Breeders’ Hall of Fame, which honors breeders involved in the production of Morgans that have significantly impacted the breed, will be inducting Graycliff of Wisconsin, Indian Creek of Indiana, and Lynn Peeples of New Jersey.

The newest members to be inducted into the AMHA Hall of Fame will be Suzy Lucine, of Pennsylvania, and Sherry Cole, of Indiana. Several show ring superstars will also be inducted into the Show Horse Hall of Fame this year, including Legacy’s Viking, and Noble Flaire.

The Person of the Year Award, which honors an individual who has made particularly exceptional contributions to the support and preservation of the Morgan breed and/or AMHA, will honor the efforts of Larry Bolen, from Illinois.

Shanna Gish, of Indiana, has been selected by her peers as the recipient of the Professional Award, and Jerome Parker, of Massachusetts, will be awarded the Cecil Brown Memorial Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes an individual who exemplifies sportsmanship in and out of the ring during horse show competition.

The Golden Reins Award is given to a Morgan professional with at least a 30-year career in training or instruction. Jeff Morse, of Massachusetts, will receive this year’s award.

Ellen Di Bella, of Colorado, will be honored with the first Dr. Albert Lucine Promoter Award, given in honor of the years she has spent going above and beyond in breed promotion.

Steven Handy, of Massachusetts, will be honored for his breed promotion and industry outreach with the Young Person Award, and one Morgan horse will receive special recognition for his work with people with disabilities. This year’s equine honoree is Cairnbrae Shenanigan, a therapy horse at One Heart Equestrian Therapy and owned by Cairnbrae Farm in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

The Mabel Owen Media Award, honoring an individual for their work in the equine media industry, will go to Brenda Tippin, of Oregon.

The Super Convention will take place February 9-13, 2016 at the Westin Boston Waterfront Hotel and is a first-time joint convention between AMHA, the American Saddlebred Horse Association (ASHA), the American Hackney Horse Society (AHHS), and the United Professional Horsemen’s Association (UPHA). For more information on room rates and Convention details, please see the website.