Society News Briefs 11/05/08-Update

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5Middle East Championship
5Membership Directory Advertising
5Black Stallion Literacy Project October Press Release
5New Membership Committee Chair
5New Board Member
5Imperial Baarez Crowned Res. Champion
5Photos and overview of 2008 National Egyptian Breeders' Conference Available
5Performance Horse Award Program




 

REGIONAL ROUND-UP
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new board member
The Pyramid Society is pleased to welcome Brandon Bryan as the newest addition to the Board of Directors. Brandon, son-in-law of Hank & Sandy DeShazer, has played an important role at DeShazer Arabians from the purchase of their very first Egyptian Arabian to present day. He is a true student of the breed. With his knowledge and many years of experience breeding Egyptian Arabians, Brandon is sure to be an excellent asset to The Pyramid Society's Board of Directors.

Egyptian winners at the Middle East Championship
(pictures coming soon)
The Pyramid Society wishes to congratulate the straight Egyptian and Egyptian-sired/bred horses who competed at the 2008 Middle East Championship, held in Amman, Jordan from October 16-18.

Below is a list of winning Egyptian horses owned or bred by Pyramid Society members that competed in Amman, Jordan.

Top 5 Two Year Old Fillies - Karida Samiya (Ansata Nile Emir x Imbrosia). Bred by David Houseknecht of Rose Breeze Arabians, Dunnellon, Florida, and owned by Nofal Kahook of Jordan.

Top 5 Four Year old Mares – Brieannah (Ali Aten x Imbrosia). Bred by David Houseknecht of Rose Breeze Arabians, Dunnellon, Florida, and owned by Nofal Kahook of Jordan.

Top 5 Four to Six Year old Stallions – Impresionante LDV (Imtaarif x Amurah). Bred by Charles and Martha Suarez of La Dulce Vida Arabians, Plantation, Florida, and owned by Nofal Kahook of Jordan.

Reserve Senior Champion Mare & Champion Four Year old Mares – TS Madeleine (Ansata Sinan x Thee Sharaqa). Bred by Joe and Gail Mailloux of Two Silos Farms LLC, Rogersville, Montana, and owned by DeShazer Arabians, Cypress, Texas.  

Below are additional winning straight Egyptian and Egyptian-sired/bred horses at the Middle East Championship:

Top 5 Three Year old Fillies – Jawaher Al Khair (El Thay x Simeon Sakana). Bred and owned by Said Khair of Jordan.

Reserve Senior Champion Stallion & Reserve Champion Four to Six Year old Stallions – Insh Allah (Ashhal Al Rayyan x India). Owned by HM King Abullah II of Jordan.

Top 5 Three Year old Colts – Al Hareer Al Thani (Thee Desperado x Abha Halili). Owned by Al Mohamadia Stud.
 

MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY & PRIZE LIST ADVERTISING AVAILABLE
As the 2009 membership year quickly approaches, The Pyramid Society is creating the annual 2009 Membership Directory. This directory serves to facilitate contact between members worldwide, and further provides an excellent advertising opportunity for Pyramid Society members! This exceptional promotion is directed toward a targeted market that uses this publication on a year-round basis. These member ads will be located in the geographical section of the Directory for ease of locating farms when traveling. A half-page ad is $100.00 and a full page ad is $150.00. Further, advertisers who repeat the same ad in the 2009 Egyptian Event Prize List will receive a $25 discount off a 1/2 page ad and a $50 discount off a full page ad. Additionally, we are now offering advertising space for Business Card size ads at the end of the Directory for just $50.00. Contact Rachael at rachael@pyramidsociety.org for further information.

CLICK HERE TO COMPLETE YOUR DIRECTORY ADVERTISING FORM & PAYMENT ONLINE!

CLICK HERE TO READ AN UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF THE EVER-GROWING BLACK STALLION LITERACY PROJECT

Left: A straight Egyptian Stallion wowing a crowd of children. Right: Two girls participating in The Black Stallion Literacy Project enjoying a Walter Farley book.

NEW MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE CHAIR
The Pyramid Society is pleased to announce Bob Miars as the Chair of the Membership Committee, effective in August. Bob and his wife Sue own and operate Miars Arabian Ranch, Murchison, Texas, and are Life Members of The Pyramid Society. Bob was elected to the board in 2007. Since his acceptance as Membership Chair, Bob has been actively working with the newly revised membership committee to further enhance the advantages of membership with The Pyramid Society. Feel free to contact him at bob@miarsarabians.com . We look forward to the innovation and success Bob will provide to our organization.  

NEW BOARD MEMBER
The Pyramid Society is delighted to announce Bridgette Orwig as the newest addition to the Board of Directors. Bridgette was elected by the Board at the August meeting. She and her husband Dennis have operated Pure Gold Arabians for nearly two decades, recently making a move to Hogansville, GA. As a dedicated Egyptian Arabian breeder and member of The Pyramid Society for eighteen years, we are thrilled for Bridgette to begin this new position within the Society. Bridgette served as Co-Chair of the 2008 Egyptian Event and will assume the role of Show Chairman beginning in 2009!

IMPERIAL BAAREZ CROWNED RESERVE CHAMPION AT ALL NATIONS CUP, AACHEN, GERMANY
Imperial Baarez (PVA Kariim x BB Ora Kalilah by Orashan) was crowned Reserve Champion Stallion in September at the All Nations Cup Arabian horse show held in Aachen, Germany. Baarez is owned by Ahmed & Tarek Soliman of Cairo, Egypt and was bred by Pyramid Society Lifetime Member, Barbara Griffith. The Pyramid Society extends a heartfelt congratulations to all those involved in Imperial Baarez's road to Germany! Baarez will also be competing a the World Arabian Horse Champion at the Salon de Cheval in Paris, France, this coming December.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW BREEDERS' CONFERENCE PAGE!

PERFORMANCE HORSE AWARD PROGRAM POINT SUBMISSION FOR AVAILABLE
For those involved in this program it is time to start sending in your Performance Horse Award Program points sheets. Many people are interested in previewing the current standings, but we need more participants to submit their point sheets in order to determine current standings. The deadline to submit all points still stands at January 31, 2009, but we'd like to create some excitement by publishing preliminary points standings! Please email your points form to Deb Charnuski at debcharnuski@hotmail.com.
 

•Current Participants    •Point Submission Form    •Program Information

For questions regarding the Performance Horse Award Program, please contact Debra Charnuski, Chairperson, The Pyramid Society’s Performance Horse Award Program, at debcharnuski@hotmail.com

INDUSTRY NEWS

November 1, 2008
November 1, 2008
November 1, 2008
December 31, 2008
December 31, 2008
December 31, 2008

June 1-6, 2009

2009 Membership Year Begins
Stallion Owner Participation Deadline
2009 Stallion Guide Advertising Deadline
Futurity Nominations Due
Membership Directory Advertising Deadline
Deadline for inclusion in the 2009 Membership Directory
2009 Egyptian Event

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