Judges
Betsy Boone - Concord, nc
Equitation
Chris Carrick - Gaffney, SC
classic | park | pleasure
mary lou carrick - gaffney, SC
equitation
jolene galvin-yerckie - scottsdale, AZ
Equitation
jim hitt - elizabeth, co
ranch | reining | trail
Jim is a trainer and owner of Gambel Oaks Equestrian Center in Elizabeth, Colorado. He primarily trains and shows Arabian and Half-Arabian horses for Western/Working Western disciplines. He has received multiple National titles in Trail, Reining, Reined Cow Horse and Ranch classes. Jim has held a AHA/USEF judges card since 2005 and NRHA and NRCHA judges cards since 2007. He has been privileged to judge the Grand National & World Championship Morgan Horse Show once before and looks forward to judging it again.
terry holmes - scottsdale, az
equitation
karen homer-brown - georgetown, KY
carriage
jimmy lee - keswick, va
hunter | jumper
brian macmahon - wellborn, fl
dressage | western dressage
john mcdonald - dunnellon, fl
hunter | western
I have had Morgan horses since the age of 15. I started showing Morgan horses at that time in upstate New York and have been involved ever since. I went to work at Elm Hill Farm in 1973 and worked there until 1988. I then opened a public training barn: McDonald Stables. We ran that until 2005 in Massachusetts and then Colorado. I started my judging career in 1993 and have judged on the Regional and National level since then.
christine nava-moulthrop - kingston, ma
hunter | western
christy parker - hortense, GA
classic | park | pleasure
Donna Pettry-Smith - New Lennox, IL
hunter | western
DONNA PETTRY-SMITH
Donna is a third-generation horsewoman, showing American Saddlebreds from an early age and is one of few amateurs that has shown American Saddlebreds to World Championships in a variety of divisions including Five-Gaited, Three-Gaited, Pleasure, Equitation, Driving, Western and Hunt Seat. In 2000, Donna gave up her amateur status and went on to instruct several World and National Champion riders.
She served on the UPHA Saddle Seat Equitation Committee from 2002-2012 and as the Chairman from 2009-2010. In 2010, Donna and her husband opened Skyline Stables in Mokena, Illinois and have trained over 75 World Champions since that time. Donna has served as a USEF Licensed Official for American Saddlebreds, Hackneys, Roadsters and Saddle Seat Equitation since 2002. She has also served on the USEF World Cup Committee, American Saddlebred Registry Board of Directors, USEF National Breeds and Disciplines Council, USEF Saddlebred Committee, President of the ASHA in 2017 and has served on the Illinois American Saddlebred Pleasure Horse Association Board of Directors for over 25 years. Currently, she serves on the UPHA Board of Directors and is a consultant for the Equine Sports Council.
Donna was awarded the IASPHA Horse person of the year in 2014, UPHA Shirley Parkinson Professional Achievement Award in 2017, inducted into the UPHA Helen Crabtree Equitation Instructor Hall of Fame in 2017 and received The National Horseman Icon Award in 2021.
Donna received her USEF Morgan license in 2023 and this is her second appearance officiating at the GNWCHMHS.
bonnie sogoloff - south burlington, vt
hunter | western
I have been a lifelong fan of the Morgan Horse, buying my first Morgan at age 15. Since that time, I have been immersed in the breed as an owner, professional trainer, breeder, and judge. Our farm, Cedar Spring, produced countless World, National, Regional and Local champion horses and riders. I have been actively involved with multiple organizations and a longtime member of USEF, AMHA, UPHA (serving as Chapter 14 chairman), ASHA, and AHHA. I have conducted numerous clinics on training and equitation and contributed articles to The Morgan Horse magazine. I am a 40-year USEF registered judge with assignments everywhere in the US, Canada and England, including the Morgan Grand National. Recently retired from active training, it is a great honor to adjudicate this year’s Morgan Grand National.
danielle toscano - kennett square, pa
dressage | western dressage
charlotte trentelman - anthony, fl
dressage | western dressage
Charlotte is a USEF “S” Dressage Judge and “R” Western Dressage Judge from Ocala, Florida. She has competed Morgans and multiple breeds in Dressage and Combined Driving. She is currently the USDF Region 3 Director, and has enjoyed organizing judges education clinics.
john warner - upton, ky
classic | park | pleasure