Morgan Hodge – Raleigh, North Carolina

WHAT HIGH SCHOOL OR COLLEGE ARE YOU GRADUATING FROM?
I am graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a major in Biology and a minor in Chemistry.

WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS FOLLOWING GRADUATION?
I plan to go on to graduate school to get a Master’s degree and hopefully one-day dental school!

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN INVOLVED IN THE TENNESSEE WALKING HORSE INDUSTRY AND/OR HOW ARE YOU RELATED TO THE INDUSTRY?
I have been showing Tennessee Walking Horses for 11 years. 

DO YOU CURRENTLY HAVE HORSES IN TRAINING AND IF SO, WHO ARE THEY AND WHO IS YOUR TRAINER?
My horses are all Amateur Owned & Trained.

TELL US ABOUT A SPECIAL HORSE RELATED MEMORY WHETHER IN THE RING, ON THE TRAIL OR AT THE BARN?
My favorite horse show memory is a toss-up between the two WHOA International Grand Championships I have won with my mare, Pistol Packin’ Annie and my Overall High Point at the 2015 TWHBEA World Versatility Show with my mare, Count On Spirit O’Three who had to be retired shortly after that show.

HOW HAVE HORSES HELPED YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR FUTURE?
Horses have taught me how to be humble as well as how to be responsible. 

DO YOU HAVE ANY PERSONAL WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO PASS ALONG TO FELLOW SENIORS DURING THIS TIME?
We will get through this! And we have definitely had a senior year to remember!