WOODBINE — The Maryland Western Horse Association held its annual show series awards banquet, Feb. 18, celebrating the association’s 68th year of existence and recognizing the top performers of 2022. The show series hosted nine different competitions in the past year, with nine different show judges.

Three local Eastern Shore equestrians, all from Queen Anne’s County, took home numerous top end-of-season awards. The equestrians were Morgan Dodge, age 18, of Stevensville, a senior at Kent island High School, and 2022 past president of the Dream Riders 4-H Club; and Levi Marx, age 7, along with his mother, Karen Marx of Centreville. All three dominated their different age group categories and were recognized.