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5Syndicate Buys Bronze at Art Auction
5Performance Horse Award Program
5Kentucky Horse Park's Museum Breaks Ground on Arabian Horse Addition
5Straight Egyptian Winners at Scottsdale
5New Breeding Excellence Award
5New Arabian Horse Foundation



 

5Embryo Transfer Policy
5New Pyramid Staff
5 2nd Annual National Breeders' Conference-REGISTRATION FORM AVAILABLE!
52008 Futurity Update
5Tevis Cup Ride
5Welcome New Life Members!
5Black Stallion Literacy Project Month

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SYNDICATE PURCHASE BRONZE IN A FIRST FOR
THE EGYPTIAN EVENT ART AUCTION

An important fundraiser for The Pyramid Society, the Annual Dinner Dance and Art Auction takes place during the Egyptian Event in Lexington, Kentucky held the first week each June.   Celebrated artists around the globe generously donate their work for this prestigious auction which features only a few select pieces each year.  The bidding to own one of these treasures is always intense and this year’s auction was no exception. 

            On June 6, 2008, for the first time in over 25 years of the annual auction, a syndicate was formed to purchase the eagerly anticipated first lot consisting of a pair of bronze sculptures by world-renowned artist Karen Kasper.  Depicting the legendary Arabian sires *Ansata Ibn Halima and Ansata Halim Shah, the busts were created as part of  a year-long celebration of the 50^th Anniversary of Ansata Arabian Stud, owned by Judith and Donald Forbis.   

            “While the Ansata horses are cherished throughout the world,” explains Mauri Chase of Chase Arabians, “all of us in the Syndicate are committed to preserving the Ansata legacy here in the United States, and what better way to commemorate our dedication than to share these bronzes of their most influential stallions.”   The sculptures, representing the single edition offered in a life-like white patina, will travel from coast to coast as the syndicate members share the artwork.  The group believes the Syndicate is just one example of the wonderful camaraderie and lasting friendships that develop through a love of the straight Egyptian Arabian. 

            The “Sharing the Dream” Syndicate members would like to express their gratitude to Judi and Don Forbis for their vision and dedication to the classic Arabian horse and to Karen Kasper for capturing the essence of these two celebrated stallions.  Syndicate members include long-time Ansata Breeding Manager, Yvette Van Natta of Mena, Arkansas, Leslie Nord of Royal Shahara Arabians in Spokane, Washington, Debbie Cooper of Ashton Arabians in Waco, Texas, Lisa Zukowski of Highview Egyptian Stud in Trenton, South Carolina, Norman Davis of Lionsgate Egyptian Stud in Chesterfield, Virginia, Majid Alsayegh of Al Majid Arabians in Douglassville, Pennsylvania, Pat Trusty of Heartfelt Egyptian Arabians in Oak Point, Texas, Mauri Chase of Chase Arabians, Aubrey, Texas and Cynthia Culbertson of El Miladi Arabian Stud, Carrizozo, New Mexico. 

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PERFORMANCE HORSE AWARD PROGRAM POINT SUBMISSION FOR AVAILABLE
The Pyramid Society is pleased to welcome all those involved in the Performance Horse Award Program to the inaugural year of this program. The goal of the program is to promote, recognize and encourage the participation of Egyptian and Egyptian Sired Performance Horses in approved competitions, both at and outside of the Egyptian Event. The goal of the program was to register 100 participants and currently over 150 are enrolled!

•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

KENTUCKY HORSE PARK'S MUSEUM BREAKS GROUND ON ARABIAN ADDITION

April marked the groundbreaking for an 8,000 square foot expansion of the International Museum of the Horse located at the Kentucky Horse Park, Lexington, KY. The project, funded totally by the Trust and the American Arabian horse community, will be the first major addition to the 52,000 square foot museum since its opening in 1978, and will expand its permanent exhibition space by nearly 30 percent. As part of the donation, the museum will also receive the outstanding collection of arts, artifacts and library and archival material from the Arabian Horse Trust and an equally significant collection of art and artifacts from the Arabian Horse Owners Foundation. Bob Fauls, Board Member of The Purebred Arabian Horse Trust, current Pyramid Society Trustee and former President of The Pyramid Society and Anna Bishop, Executive Director of The Pyramid Society attended this historical event on April 7, 2008.
“With all of the incredible things that have happened at the park over the past few years, this has to rank as one of the most significant. This wonderful donation undoubtedly solidifies the park’s International Museum of the Horse as the finest equestrian museum in the world. We are indeed grateful to the Arabian horse community for this extraordinary and historic undertaking,” said John Nicholson, executive director of the Kentucky Horse Park. “The International Museum of the Horse is an integral part of this park and a cornerstone of our educational mission. We are privileged and honored to be the vehicle through which the magnificent stories of the horse in the Near East and the Arabian horse can be shared with our many visitors.”
As an added attraction, from June first through the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games in 2010, a special exhibit, A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse will be featured in the museum’s changing galleries.  Following the museum’s previous international exhibitions, Imperial China and All the Queen’s Horses, A Gift from the Desert will be the most comprehensive exploration ever of the significance of the horse, and particularly the Arabian horse, on Near Eastern cultures ever.
For more information on the construction of the Arabian horse addition to the museum visit www.kyhorsepark.com or to view the architectural rendering of the museum expansion email Cindy Rullman at crullman@kyhorsepark.com.

2008 EGYPTIAN WINNERS AT SCOTTSDALE: BREAKING THE TRADITION
By Arlene Magid
Historically, the Scottsdale show has not been one where Egyptian Arabians triumphed-until this year. Fourteen different horses won titles, and nine of them were Straight Egyptians. Egyptian Arabians won in main ring Halter, Sport Horse Halter, Trail, Western Pleasure, English Sidesaddle, Native Costume, Hunter Pleasure, Dressage, Hunter Hack, Hunter over Fences, Jumping, Working Cow Horse and Reining. Their wins included top tens in the Trail, Western Pleasure, Hunter Pleasure Walk/Trot, Working Cow Horse and Native Costume AOTR Championship classes. Further wins included Reserve Champions in Hunter Pleasure Junior Horse and Hackamore/Snaffle Reining and a Straight Egyptian horse won the Jumper Stake and the Gambler's Choice Open Jumper Class.

The Pyramid Society would like to congratulate all those Straight Egyptian and Egyptian-Bred horses that competed at Scottsdale. The following is a list of Pyramid Society member winners:

Mahir Malik (Thee Desperado x Emira Katourah)
-Top Ten Stallions 3  & 4 year olds AOTH
 Owned by Marvin and Tonia Lockman of Premier Egyptian Arabians, Ft. Oglethorpe, GA.

Thee Kaffir AA (The Infidel x AK Pasha Sharoufa)
-Top wining Egyptian horse at Scottsdale - 8 ribbons in halter and performance, including two ribbons in Sport Horse in Hand Halter and 6 ribbons within Sport Horse Under Saddle, Hunter Hack, Hunter Over Fences and Jumping.
Owned by Particia & Harley Delano of Aralia Arabians, Greenwood, CA.

Serr Kazmeen (Ahmed Fabo x Almoraima Alegria)
-4th Sport Horse in Hand 2 year old colts
Owned by Carolyn Jacobson of Beaux Chevaux Farms, Alpharetta, GA.

Lady Sudan (Saud El Bahia x Sudahna)
-5th Training Level Dressage Test 3 JTR
Owned by Linda Dowling of Sahara Spirit Arabians, Bosque Farms, NM.

NEW BREEDING EXCELLENCE AWARD
Special thanks to Dennis and Bridgette Orwig of Pure Gold Arabians, Hogansville, GA, for sponsoring the Breeding Excellence Award, a new award for the 5 highest placing Straight Egyptian Yearling Futurity Fillies and Colts.
 

NEW ARABIAN HORSE FOUNDATION
FORMED WITH NEW PLEDGE OPTIONS
The Arabian Horse Association (AHA) is pleased to introduce a new Arabian Horse Foundation to meet the growing needs of the Arabian community. The foundation will fund previously unsupported areas such as general education, equine research and disaster relief. Donors will have the option to designate their contributions to a particular category. Visit the Arabian Horse Foundation's website at www.arabianhorsefoundation.org where you can get more information about the foundation or make a contribution.

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EMBRYO TRANSFER POLICY
In an effort to maintain the integrity of both the EBC and Futurity programs, The Pyramid Society will be instituting the following innovative Embryo Transfer Policy. This policy will require specific identifying factors for ET foals and will be effective with the Futurity nominations for 2009 foals.

EMBRYO/OOCYTE TRANSFER REQUIREMENTS

FOR PARTICIPATION IN THE EBC AND FUTURITY

Guidelines to be incorporated into the Futurity package for nominations of 2009 foals:

·        A required Embryo / Oocyte Transfer (ET) Foal Nomination form containing detailed information regarding the harvest and implantation to be signed by the foal owner and veterinarian. (Form will be provided) To be submitted accompanied by a copy of the sales receipt from the vet’s office noting the ET procedure.

·        Transfer must take place in accordance with AHA Rules. (See References Below)

·        USEF Rules pertaining to entries will be enforced. (See References Below)

·        If one ET foal is nominated into the Futurity/EBC then the remaining foals from that set of embryos must be nominated into the futurity as well.

·        Foaling Declaration form, accompanied by Horse Identification / Markings page (Both forms will be provided) required within 7 days of foaling and signed by veterinarian and foal owner.

·        A Change of Color form is required when applicable to assure identification records remain accurate.

·        Horses to be subject to inspection prior to entering the ring to confirm identity.

REFERENCES:
AHA 2008 RULE BOOK
ARTICLE 1021. REQUIREMENTS FOR EMBRYO/OOCYTE TRANSFER FOR PUREBRED ARABIANS 

Embryos/oocytes collected in the United States or Mexico from a purebred Arabian mare may be transferred to a recipient mare, and foals resulting from embryo/oocyte transfer may be eligible for registration under Article 1001., if the following requirements are met:

1.     An Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit has been issued for the mare to be used as a donor for embryo/oocyte transfer. The permit will be effective until the recorded ownership of the donor mare changes or the donor mare is exported. A permit may be issued for a donor mare if the following requirements are met:
     a.An application for an Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit, on a form provided by the AHA Registry,   has been completed, signed by the recorded owner (or by the person whom the recorded owner has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry;
     b.The DNA type of the donor mare has been placed on permanent record with the AHA Registry; and
     c.The required fee has been paid.

2.     If an Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit has not been issued by the AHA Registry prior to the collection and implant of an embryo/oocyte, the recorded owner of the donor mare must pay a Late Permit Fee, and may be charged for any reasonable costs and expenses that the AHA Registry incurs in investigating the accuracy of the embryo/oocyte transfer, and may also be subject to the penalties provided by Article 1038.

3.     A valid Embryo Transfer Permit is required to purchase Embryo Transfer Certificates. An Embryo Transfer Certificate is required to register a purebred Arabian foal that is the result of embryo transfer. An Embryo Transfer Certificate may be issued only to the recorded owner of a mare at the time she was bred to the reported sire and will be issued only if the following requirements are met:
    a.An Embryo Transfer Permit has been issued to the recorded owner of the mare and is effective at the time the Embryo Transfer Certificate is applied for;
    b. An application for an Embryo Transfer Certificate, on the appropriate form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, with original signatures of the recorded owner of the donor mare at the time of breeding and the recorded owner of the sire at the time of breeding (or a properly signed and valid Transported/Stored Semen Service Certificate if applicable), and filed with the AHA Registry; and
    c. The required fee has been paid;

4.     A horse that is the result of an embryo/oocyte transfer may be eligible for registration if Article 1001., and the following requirements are met:
    a. An Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Permit for the donor mare has been issued; and
    b. An Embryo/Oocyte Transfer Registration Application, on a form provided by the AHA Registry, has been completed, signed by the appropriate recorded owner(s) (or by the person whom the recorded owner has authorized in writing to sign the application), and filed with the AHA Registry;
    c. A properly issued and valid Embryo Transfer Certificate accompanies the registration application.

5.     The Certificate of Registration will be issued in the recorded ownership of the person(s) identified as the horse owner(s) on a properly completed Embryo Transfer Registration Application.

USEF 2008 RULE BOOK
GR907 Requirements.

3. Misrepresentation of a horse’s identity, name, height, age, eligibility for the class,
registered or recorded number or other information on an entry blank for the class in
question results in the exhibitor’s forfeiture of any ribbon, trophy, cash prize or other award
won by such misrepresented or substituted animal. The exhibitor is liable for further penalty
as described in GR703.

4. Misrepresentation of the identity of the trainer responsible for the training, custody or
performance of a horse by any person shall constitute a violation of the rules (see also
GR146.)

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FUTURITY UPDATE
Once again nominations for the Egyptian futurity continue to rise. Both Straight Egyptian futurity and Egyptian Sired futurity nominations experienced an increase for 2008. Straight Egyptian nominations in 2006 topped off at 273, increased to 323 in 2007 and now total 347 for 2008! Egyptian Sired nominations also increased slightly from 52 in 2007 to 55 in 2008. Futurity nomination confirmations have been sent directly after nominations are received at The Pyramid Society. If you have questions regarding your nominations, please contact Melissa at The Pyramid Society office. A big THANK YOU to all of our committed members who contribute to the growth of the futurities every year!
 

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2008 TEVIS CUP RIDE UPDATE

The Pyramid Society offers continued support to the Straight Egyptian horses competing in the annual Western States Trail Ride, commonly known as the Tevis Cup Ride. Tevis Cup is the longest lasting competitive endurance ride, held annually since 1955. The 2008 Tevis Cup Ride occurs on July 18 and covers 100 grueling miles of altitudes ranging from 800 feet to 8,000 feet. Almost 50% of winning Tevis Cup horses are Arabians and the presence of Straight Egyptian horses and supporters continue to grow every year. Pyramid Society board member Jari Drassel has volunteered for the 2008 ride, as well as member Kelly Gobla-Hughes. The Tevis Cup looks forward to future teams riding under a Pyramid Society flag. Competing in an endurance ride takes upwards of one to two years of preparation, so begin thinking about 2009 and 2010 rides! Also, keep in mind that Heidi Vanderbilt will be speaking at the 2008 Egyptian Event and will discuss all aspects of distance and endurance riding. If you have further questions about the Tevis Cup Ride and to receive a packet with information and stories about the Tevis, please contact Susan Watson at mistil2@aol.com.

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WELCOME NEW LIFE MEMBERS!
The Pyramid Society is pleased to introduce new Life Members Ray and Jamie Roberts and David Myers.

Ray and Jamie Roberts of Nirvana Farms, LLC located in Excelsior Springs, MO have been members of The Pyramid Society since 1996. During their tenure with The Pyramid they served as Regional Representatives and dedicated breeders of Egyptian Arabians. To learn more about Nirvana Farms and the Robert's breeding program, visit their website at www.nirvanafarms.com.

David Myers of Renaissance Arabians, South Charleston, OH has been an avid member of The Pyramid Society for 25 years! David is a permanent face at the Egyptian Event, having never missed one! He has served as a committed members of the society, continually participating in the EBC and Futurties. For more information on Renaissance Arabians, visit www.rearabians.com.

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INDUSTRY NEWS

February 15-24

March
Early March

 

Scottsdale Show

Egyptian Event packets mailed out
Egyptian Event links active on website
Priority Deadline for Stall Requests

Deadline for advertising in May Pryramid Report (date forthcoming)
 

The Pyramid Society 

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Ph: (859)-231-0771,  Fax: (859)-255-4810
Office hours from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Monday  through  Friday

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