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1st Annual WHINNY Awards and 3rd Annual Conference a Huge Success!

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The first annual WHINNY awards and the 3rd Annual Women in the Horse Industry Conference was a big success. The events were held October 6-8 in Nashville, Tennessee.

On Thursday night the red carpet was rolled out to identify and recognize people in the horse industry who are using their visibility to promote the welfare of the horse industry. Some of the WHINNY recipients who attended included Elizabeth Shatner (who not only received the award but picked up the one given to her husband Bill), country music superstar Lynn Anderson, Madeleine Pickens, Mike and Martha Borchetta, and Bonnie Garner. The event started off with live entertainment by some of country music’s most promising up and coming stars, including Keith Bryant, Dee Ann Dominy, Mark Wayne Glasmire, and Cassidy Lynn.

In addition to the live entertainment, there was both a silent and live auction benefiting several equine charities. Lynn Anderson served as the auctioneer and helped sell some wonderful items such as a signed guitar from the movie Country Strong by Gwyneth Paltrow and Tim McGraw and several paintings by Elizabeth Shatner. Some of the sponsors this year included Callaway Farms Manufacturing, National Equine Escrow, EasyMileLog, Equine Resources International, LLC, Tallgrass Animal Acupressure, and Energy Medicine, LLC.

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Save a Horse, Win a WHINNY!

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Nashville, TN – The horse industry is coming to Music City and along with it is coming the 1st Annual WHINNY awards. The awards are being presented to individuals who use their high visibility to save and protect horses and promote the equine industry overall. The event is part of a three day annual meeting for the Women’s Horse Industry Network which runs from October 6-8 also at the Radisson Hotel.

The WHINNY awards dinner will be held October 6, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel Opryland starting at 6:00pm. Included in the evening’s program are live country music performances, the Rhythm & Hooves auction to benefit several equine charities and the presentation of the awards to this year’s recipients.

This year’s recipients include: animal rights and wild mustang advocate Madeleine Pickens, charitable horse industry leaders Elizabeth and William Shatner, horsewoman and advocate country music legend Lynn Anderson, music industry icons and thoroughbred racing breeders/racers Mike and Martha Borchetta, horsewoman and advocate singer/songwriter Templeton Thompson, and animal rights and music industry veteran Bonnie Garner.

The Rhythm & Hooves auction will be offering a large variety of items and some very special items including a signed guitar by Tim McGraw and Gwyneth Paltrow, from Curb Records, an autographed DragonCon badge from William Shatner, an autographed “61 hits” by George Strait, a breeding to a son of Seattle Slew by New Swan Farm, and an autographed book from Shania Twain. Madeleine Pickens will be donating a native American choker from artist Travis Jackson, Jr. from the Seminole tribe of Oklahoma. Elizabeth Shatner will be donating auction packages including a “Faire Game Package” including original artwork, her trademarked leather stirrup picture hangers (as seen on American Pickers!), also an “All Glory Package” including both an original portrait and a rare, limited edition autographed Breyer model of All Glory, the Shatner’s World Champion American Saddlebred . She will also be donating bottles of her custom-blended Faire Game White wine as door prizes.

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WHINNY Awards to Honor Horsewoman Elizabeth Shatner

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Nashville, TN – The Women’s Horse Industry Network has announced that Elizabeth Shatner has been selected as a recipient of a WHINNY award for her efforts in the horse industry.

The WHINNY awards are designed to shine the light on people who are using their high visibility to save and protect horses and to promote the horse industry through charitable efforts. Elizabeth Shatner, wife of actor William Shatner, does just that.

Born with a love of horses, Elizabeth started riding at the age of five. At the tender age of eight, she got her first horse, a Galiceno pony. By 14, she was teaching horseback riding and participating in young judging competitions with the Indiana Arabian Club, winning several national honors and a scholarship. As a part of the scholarship, she was able to attend a USEF judging clinic. It was during her time as a youth judge that she began to see the beauty of art in nature. She attended Purdue University studying equine and animal science and Butler University in Telecommunications. She eventually became a professional horse trainer.

A photo safari trip with her husband in Israel was the spark that ignited her passion for art with photography launching her in another career. She calls her art Flowrosophy, using the nature’s shapes and colors to create pieces that heal the spirit and arouse introspection. Moving back to her love of horses Elizabeth recently unveiled as part of her “Elizabeth Shatner Art by Nature” series the “Unbridled Collection”, a series of digitally painted photographs of horses she has encountered all around the world focusing on Kentucky and the role horses have played in history and their influence on culture.  Elizabeth celebrates these “horses in service” by donating portions of the proceeds from the sale of her artwork to equine-related charities.

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WHINs 3rd Annual Horse Industry Meeting Racing towards Finish Line

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The Women’s Horse Industry Network’s 3rd Annual Business and Networking Expo is gearing up to be an exciting event.

The speakers that are lined up to make presentations are: Lua Southard, CEO of Equine Resources International; Sheryl Kursar, Executive Director, Equestrian Aid Foundation; Randi Thompson, CEO, How to Market Your Horse Industry Business; Nettie Barr, President of Canadian Natural Horsemanship; Anke Johnson, Natural Solutions by Anke; Author and Clinician Lisa Wysocky; Andrea Featherston-Rossi, CEO, Roanoke Design and Marketing; Catherine Masters, CEO, WHIN; Wayne Williams, CEO, Speaking of Horses TV; Nanette Levin, President Book Conductors; Jill Elsey, President, National Equine Escrow; Dr. Deb Baginski, President, Gooseberry Natural Feeds; Jodie Siegel, Horse Gold; Deb Kidwell, President, Lake Nowhere Mule and Jack Farm; Denise Bean-Raymond, President, Exclusive Equestrian Services; Christine Taylor, Owner, Equinature, LLC; Shelley G. Nyuli, CEO, SciencePure Nutraceuticals Inc.; Jennifer Foster, President, EQ Bookkeeping Services; Charlene Peterson, Marketing Director, EasyMileLog; Rebecca Cagle, Professional Equestrian Life Coach and Equestrian Book Author; and Pam Salem, President, Horses Teaching & Healing.

The companies that will be exhibiting include: Moxie Equestrian; Jane Heart Jewelry; Horse Gold, Inc.; National Equine Escrow; Planet Cowgirl; My Girlz Clothing Company; Lisa Wysocky, Author, Clinician; Sciencepure Nutraceuticals, Inc.; Unbridled Faith Farm; Mountain Feather Originals; Rebecca Cagle, Professional Equestrian Life Coach and Equestrian Book Author; Equinature, LLC; Clinician Colleen Kelly; How to Market Your Horse Business; Equestrian Aid Foundation; American Association of Riding Schools, Inc.; E3A Equine Experiential Education Association; Easy Mile Log; Canadian Natural Horsemanship, Inc.; EQ Bookkeeping; Natural Solutions by Anke, LLC; and Exclusive Equestrian Services.

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National Equine Escrow Signs On as a Sponsor for 1st Annual WHINNY Awards

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The Women’s Horse Industry Network is pleased to announce that National Equine Escrow has signed on as a sponsor of the 1st Annual WHINNY awards. The award dinner and presentation will be held October 6, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel Opryland. The event is part of the Women’s Horse Industry Network’s 3rd Annual Business Networking Expo which takes place October 7-8 at the Radisson as well. In addition to the WHINNY awards there will also be the RHYTHM & HOOVES silent auction benefiting several equine related charities.

Designed to shine the light on high profile individuals who use their visibility to save horses and promote the horse industry, this year’s WHINNY recipients include: Madeleine Pickens of Saving Americas Mustangs, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, William Shatner, Elizabeth Shatner, Mike and Martha Borchetta, and Bonnie Garner, to name a few. A complete list of winners is on our website.

The event will be videotaped for a delayed broadcast on HRTV in October.

“This is the first year of the event and we could not be happier with the people who are recipients of this award. There are a lot of great people who have a passion for the horse industry and who spend their time and money making it a better place for all involved, including the horses. It will my pleasure to give them these awards. It is wonderful that some of the equine companies, such as National Equine Escrow are stepping up to help support the event so that we can make it something very special,” states Catherine Masters.

National Equine Escrow, LLC is a full-service escrow company for equine sales doing business with customers throughout the United States.  Their mission is to provide convenience in horse sales, and to protect the integrity of the horse industry by creating a policy of transparency and trust in horse transactions.  Their employees are experienced horsemen and professional trainers with decades of experience in the horse business.

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WHINNY Awards to Honor Animal Rights Advocate Madeleine Pickens

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The Women’s Horse Industry Network has announced that Madeleine Pickens has been selected to receive a WHINNY award. The awards dinner will be held on Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel Opryland. It will be videotaped as part of a one hour special on HRTV.

“We are very happy to present this award to Madeleine. This woman not only works hard to help animals and horses but has put her money where her boots are and where her passion lives. People like Madeleine deserve to be recognized and applauded for their efforts.  We will do everything we can to help promote her and her efforts.  It definitely will be my pleasure to hand her this award,” states WHIN’s Executive Director, Catherine Masters.

Animal rights advocate Madeleine Pickens started her career in horse racing in 1983, a passion she shared with her late husband and Gulfstream Aerospace founder, Allen E. Paulson. They achieved enormous success in racing and had a total of 800 horses, including breeding and racing World Champion and U.S. Hall of Fame inductee, Cigar. They achieved much esteem for their successes racing many champion Thoroughbreds, breeding many brood mares, and creating three successful farms from the ground up. Together, they owned a breaking and training farm at Ocala and a breeding farm at Brookside North in Kentucky where many of their champions were raised. They also had one more facility in California. Madeleine managed all the business aspects, farm decisions, and race decisions for the entire operation. The Paulsons owned more than 115 winners of graded stakes races. To this day, they still hold the record for the leader of the most ‘Breeder’s Cup’ champion horses and earnings.

Today, she is still breeding a few racehorses, but adamantly opposes horse slaughter and the use of the drugs in these animals. Until that is cleared up, she won’t ever participate in the race world like she had once been.

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3rd Annual Business Networking Expo

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Hi Everyone!
As you can probably tell, we are pretty excited about our upcoming 3rd Annual Business Networking Expo. We have some great exhibitors and some super panels set up to help you through these crazy economic times.

If you haven’t made reservations to attend, please do so ASAP since we are limited with space for both attendees and exhibitors. Only five exhibit spaces are left at this point in time. You can register at www.womenshorseindustry.com.

If you really want to forget about the recession talk and DO SOME BUSINESS, this is the place to be. We are also offering room sharing to help everyone save a few dollars. Details on our website.

We are also going to have two other events including the Rhythm & Hooves Benefit silent auction and the 1st annual WHINNY awards.

This is our first year giving out these awards and we have selected a great group from those that have been nominated to receive the awards. Some of these people include Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson and Templeton Thompson.

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Country Music Singer/Songwriter Templeton Thompson to Perform and Receive a WHINNY Award

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August 15, 2011 – Nashville, TN – The Women’s Horse Industry Network has announced that well known singer songwriter, Templeton Thompson, has been awarded a WHINNY award. The WHINNY awards are given out to people in the country music industry with high visibility who help save horses and use their love of horses to promote the equine industry. Some of the winners include: Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Amy Nelson, Raelyn Nelson, Bonnie Gardner, Lacy J. Dalton and Mike and Martha Borchetta.

In addition to her love of music, Thompson has an intense passion for horses. Not only does she own and ride horses as often as she can, her love of horses shows up in the songs she sings & writes. Templeton’s mare Jane is a Breyer model & she and Templeton have performed at many horse events together across the country. “My horses are my inspiration, my healers & my teachers,” Templeton says.

Thompson may not be a household name to many but in the music industry she’s well known and well respected. She has written hits for many of country music’s top artists such as Reba McEntire, Jo Dee Messina, Sherrie’ Austin & Little Texas and her song “Settle Down Cinderella” is featured in the 20th Century Fox motion picture, Dr. Doolittle 3. She has released several albums on her own label & is now working on a new CD called “Icy Blue Heart.”

“We are really thrilled to give this WHINNY to Templeton. She’s got a very loyal following and her music about her love for horses reaches a worldwide audience. And, that definitely helps the equine industry overall,” states WHIN’s Executive Director, Catherine Masters.

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WHIN’s 3rd Annual Business Networking Expo

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Our 3rd Annual Business Networking Expo, the 1st Annual WHINNY awards and the Rhythm & Hooves Benefit is coming along nicely. Winners of the WHINNY awards include such well-known artists as Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow, Lacy J. Dalton and Templeton Thompson as well as music industry notables such as Mike and Martha Borchetta and Bonnie Garner. Donations are coming in for our silent auction which will benefit the Cloud Foundation, The Equestrian Aid Foundation and NetPosse.com. Sponsorships are now available and information may be obtained by calling 615-730-7833. The events will be televised on HRTV on a delayed basis to millions of viewers.

Exhibitors who have signed up so far include:

My Girlz Clothing Company
Lisa Wysocky – Author, Clinician (new book coming out soon!)
Sciencepure Nutraceuticals, Inc.
Mountain Feather Originals
Rebecca Cagle, BS, CAPLC – Professional Equestrian Life Coach and Equestrian Book Author
Equinature, LLC
Colleen Kelly – World-Renowned Clinician/Speaker
Randi Thompson – How To Market Your Horse Business
Equestrian Aid Foundation
American Association of Riding Schools, Inc.
E3A Equine Experiential Education Association
Easy Mile Log
Canadian Natural Horsemanship Inc.
EQ Bookkeeping
Natural Solutions by Anke, LLC
Exclusive Equestrian Services
Equine Wellness Magazine

“We have some great exhibitors already signed up and since we are still two months away we expect our exhibit space to be sold out very soon. The events are really going to be fun for our attendees and we know from past experience that a lot of business will be done,” states WHIN Executive Director, Catherine Masters.

WHIN has more than 750 members in all areas of the horse industry and offers every kind of product and service you can imagine.

For additional information, please visit WOMEN’S HORSE INDUSTRY or call 615-730-7833.

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Mike and Martha Borchetta to Receive WHINNY Awards

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Nashville, TN – July 29, 2011 – The Women’s Horse Industry Network, the largest business network in the world for women working in the equine industry, is pleased to announce that Mike and Martha Borchetta will receive WHINNY awards for their efforts and involvement in the equine industry. The WHINNY awards are given to high profile individuals who help save horses and promote the equine industry overall.

Mike Borchetta is a music industry icon and one of the most widely known and respected professionals in the music industry. His illustrious career spans over 50 years and along the way he has helped many of today’s biggest superstars get their start. He booked his first concert when he was in the 11th grade: Bo Diddley. By the time he was 19 he had moved to Los Angeles and become a record promoter. During the years that followed, Borchetta held many jobs in the music industry and it wasn’t long before he became the President of Curb Records. One of the first acts he signed to his label was Tim McGraw. He is now the president of Lofton Creek Records and working with his wife, Martha.

Martha is a former music manager and they worked together in the music industry. When the two of them married, it was a marriage made in heaven. They have seven children and all of them have worked or are working in the music industry. Racing horses started out as a hobby but understanding these two people, it wasn’t long before it became a little more than that. Martha and Mike are now, well known breeders/owners in the thoroughbred industry with some pretty impressive credentials.

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