mary elizabeth moulton memorial Fund

Mary Moulton, the reincarnated spirit of the literary version of Mary Poppins, was born in Bedford, Mass. on February 17, 1901 to Harry E. and Ida M. Moulton. Upon the untimely death of their parents Mary and her brothers were sent to live with varies family members. Mary developed a deep passion for horses while living with family members who owned a cab company (horse drawn carriages) in Boston. As an adult she worked in various clerical positions including at the Shawmat Bank of Boston (now Bank of America), the Chemical War Dept. at the Edgewood Arsenal, and as a licensed cab driver. She had a love for the story of Peter Pan and her adventurous spirit strove to explore the world. Throughout her life she would find every opportunity to engage in her passion for horses and ride whenever possible. As my father’s Aunt, Mary regularly made arrangements to take my dad riding which passed her love of horsemanship into the next generation. My father passed that interest on to me along with stories of my Great Aunt’s adventures as a horsewoman. It is her passion that is reflected and in this scholarship. 

This year the scholarship started for season 2022. It was for the youth already established within the HorseFeathers Equine Facility show team. This is where horses aquired through the Morgan Safenet Program under repurpose are quality horses for competition with their own set of barriers to maintain will not be adopted out but can still give back to the community in return.

MARY ELIZABETH MOULTON MEMORIAL FUND Results 2022

“Carry The Torch” Scholarship Application

Why A Scholarships: To aid a youth who may not be able to bear the full burden of horse ownership but has demonstrated a dedication to learning all aspects of horsemanship and a desire to be an active member of the Horse Feathers Equestrian show team. 

Dollar Amounts: The amount of the scholarship will vary based on contributions. This year there will be a tiered award system: $500/$250 and honorable mentions (amounts TBD based on participants). These awards may be applied toward further education, competition fees, clinician fees and or needs for attire to compete.

Application Instructions:

• Applicant must be an active participant in activities at Horse Feathers Equine Facility.
• A current member of the HorseFeathers Show Team.
• Recipient of this scholarship must provide a brief statement of how they intend to pay forward their experience, knowledge, and passion. Examples can include, but are not limited to, participation in pony camp, informational events, membership in AMHA and/or NTMHA.
• Maintaining a documented grade point average of 75 or above in school.

They were asked:

1. Describe how your involvement with horses in the HorseFeathers Programs have helped/changed you so far. How would you pay that experience forward to someone else and share their passion for horses and horsemanship to grow the industry strong.

(Total possible score,7 points.)
 

2. Discuss how you would promote equestrianism as a sport. Include what you have gained from it that might be different from other sports such as soccer, football, etc. Include why it’s just as important as any other sport. (Total possible score, 6 points.)

4. What challenges do you face in continuing to have horses in your life? How might this Scholarship help to overcome these challenges? (Total possible score, 5 points.)

Scoring process:

The judge took allowed points for each question and started at the middle e.g. #1 3.5, #2 3, #3 2.5, as in everyone starts out as average.

Read the responses as they relate ‘directly’ to the questions asked.  If the entire question was not responded to then there was a .5 deduction for each lack of response.  Not the quality of the response.

Then re-read the responses, adding .5 for each clear response, without criticizing the merit or value of the response.

I did not add or detract based on quality of reference check. 

Results were:  

Honorable Mention (8pts) Mckenzie Mattox

Season 2022 showing Maxwell Smart

Honorable Mention (9.5pts) Olivia Glovaz

Season 2022 showing OFS Noble Rage

Reserve Champion (10pts) Gwen Weaver

Season 2022 showing TBD

Champion (11pts) Samantha Ferguson

Season 2022 Showing Ferretti

Please consider a donation to help our scholarship award grow. Donations will help support youth in need and grant them access to funding to help with expenses along the way. Your support also helps maintain, keep and add future horses to this amazing program! Youth of today...equestrians of tomorrow!