Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation Presents “A Gift from the Desert”
LEXINGTON, KY (March 9, 2010) – The largest and most comprehensive collection of exotic Near Eastern and Arabian equine art and artifacts ever assembled will soon be on view when A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse is presented May 29-October 15 in the Kentucky Horse Park’s International Museum of the Horse – a Smithsonian Affiliate.
A Gift from the Desert will be the first major exhibition to explore the impact of the horse on Near Eastern civilization, with particular emphasis on the Arabian, the first true breed of horse. It will concentrate on the Near East, covering the modern states of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Oman, Yemen, Kuwait, Bahrain, Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Israel, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Algeria, Turkey, India and Iran. It will begin with the arrival of the first horses in the Near East and culminate in the spread of the Arabian breed throughout the world and the renaissance of purebred breeding in its ancestral homelands today.
This breathtaking exhibition, presented by the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation, will feature nearly 400 artifacts and works of art from 25 museums and private lenders including the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the British Museum, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oxford University, Ashmolean Museum, Carnegie Museum of Art, National Museum of Warsaw, Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, American Museum of Natural History, and many others.
We get a lot of very cool new members. Here’s some WOMEN YOU SHOULD KNOW IN THE HORSE INDUSTRY. Please check them out!
JENNIFER WILLIAMS
I’ve loved horses for a long time, starting with riding lessons when I was about 11. I got my first horse a year later. She was my great uncle’s old farm horse. She put up with all kinds of foolishness from me – and was my best friend for the two years I had her. Since then, I’ve ridden western pleasure, English pleasure (saddleseat), hunter pleasure, dressage and sidesaddle. I currently have a reining prospect, a hunter pleasure horse, a country English pleasure prospect and two retired horses – all Arabians or half-Arabians. I got involved in rescue in 1998 and founded Lone Star Equine Rescue in the fall of ‘98. I ran Lone Star until 2005 when I and several others formed Bluebonnet Equine Humane Society. We work with law enforcement officers throughout Texas and Arkansas to investigate reports of neglect and abuse, educate owners when possible and remove horses when necessary. I am a Certified Humane Investigator (through Code 3 Associations and the Law Enforcement Training Institute) and have a Masters and PhD in Animal Science from Texas A&M (emphasis on equine behavior, learning and welfare). I am also president of the American Sidesaddle Association and a writer. I have published in EQUUS, AQHA Journal, Young Rider, Chronicle of the Horse and others. My first book, How to Start and Run a Rescue, was published a few years ago and my second book is currently with the publisher. Find Jennifer under Non-Profits in our member directory.
The Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby Website. Cover art designed by Chad Sweet at www.designitsweet.com. Photo Courtesy of Client.
Carson City, Nevada – February 29, 2010 – To introduce the 2010 $25,000 Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby at the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility there is now a live website dedicated to this derby. The website URL is www.FMhunterderby.com. The website is a great place to find information about the Franktown Meadows Hunter Derby, the Parasol Tahoe Community Foundation, and the Franktown Meadows Equestrian Facility. All contact information and important facts are located on this site.
Designed by Steven W. Andersen, the website has an easy to use interface that features many aspects of the derby. The site will be a great place to find more information, such as press releases, the sponsorship packet, and prize lists, as preparation for the derby continues.
FROM HEADQUARTERS
It’s hard to believe that we only started our association 8 months ago. We now have over 650 members in the US, Canada, England, Germany, Australia, Mexico and South Africa! As the association has grown so have the benefits we offer our members. We think they are valuable and can help you market and promote your horse industry business. So, just to refresh you on the benefits you receive as a member in the WHIA, here they are:
MEMBER BENEFITS:
- FREE telephone support. If you have a question, need a contact or help in any way, you can always call the office at (615) 730-7833 and we will do what we can to assist you.
- FREE promotion in our twice a month newsletter. You send us the news and we’ll send it out to more than 8,000 members and contacts in the horse industry. Please send the news to us before the 1st and the 15th of each month. All news items should be single spaced. No caps or bold text please. Send it to whra44@yahoo.com.
- FREE member or product spotlights. Send us a couple of paragraphs about you and your horse business or your products and we’ll put it on our website and send it out in our newsletters.
- FREE jobs posting. If you are looking for a job, send your info to us. If you are looking to hire someone send us that information as well.
- FREE marketing tips. Just go to our website and click on Member’s Directory. In that directory you will see this new area. We will be adding more tips so please make sure you check back.
-FREE TV exposure with our partnership with Speaking of Horses TV on the DISH network.
- WHIA Store. If you have a product you would like to sell in our store, please contact our VP, Debby Lening. She will fill you in on the details.
- DISCOUNTS on all WHIA products and events. Our members get discounts on website advertising, special projects advertising and of course, in our annual conference directory. › Continue reading
Sidelines Barn Book logo courtesy of Sidelines News
Harrodsburg, KY — February 25, 2010 — The list of supporters for the inaugural Camden Spring Fling show, April 7-11, continues to grow. Chairman Robert Hunt announced Sidelines Magazine, based in Wellington, FL. has signed on as sponsor of the Green Hunter Division as well as “official publication” for the event.
Established in 1988 and based in the winter hot spot of the horse show world, Sidelines remains at the fore front of the social scene, fashion trends, and news in the equestrian community. The publication is devoted to the personalities and lifestyle trends that comprise the exciting world of all things horse. Whether the readers’ interest lie with the thrills of show jumping, the grace of Dressage, the drama of Eventing, or the grit of Polo, Sidelines has something to intrigue everyone. From the latest news of equestrian sports to getting personal with favorite competitors or introducing emerging talents the publication brings readers an insight above and beyond. The magazine also produces the wildly popular Barn Book, an extensive directory of anyone and anything an equestrian could ever need that now covers Florida (broken into two books, Central and South regions), North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, and the Mid Atlantic.
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