Warren County equine enthusiast Lorna Dreyer (left) was recently awarded the 2012 MFA Western Saddle. As a complement to young adults in equine events, MFA awards western saddle to a selected Missouri 4-H youth each year. The saddle competition is open to 4-H youth 14 and older.

Dreyer noted in her application, “I can honestly say that 4-H Horsemanship has been a sole factor in my goals for my future education and career path! Without 4-H Horsemanship I would have never gotten back into horses, and even if I had gotten back into them, I would not have had the knowledge that I now have about horses.”

She will graduate from high school this year and plans to major in veterinarian science or embryology at the University of Missouri. The saddle was awarded by Janice Spears (right), MFA feed products marketing manager at the Missouri Equine Council’s annual celebration. This saddle is a part of a complete line of equine products available through MFA.