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2011 EGYPTIAN EVENT
"The Egyptian Arabian Around the World"
This year's Egyptian Event will be held June 7-11, 2011. Please watch our website for updated information posted daily!
Special Thanks to the Following
2011 EGYPTIAN EVENT SPONSORS:
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Our 2011 Signature Sponsor, Ahmed Fathy El Telawy of Al Baydaa Stud in Egypt, has been a Life Member of The Pyramid Society since 2003. Al Baydaa was a VIP Platinum Sponsor of the 2010 Egyptian Event and we are pleased to announce that he has graciously offered to act as Signature Sponsor this year.
We are also honored to welcome Salayel USA as our new Premier Diamond Sponsor, which also incorporates the Trophy & Ribbon Sponsorship. Please read about the Salayel Inaugural Event below; you can read their entire newsletter here.
VIP PLATINUM SPONSOR:
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EBC AUCTION SPONSOR:
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EDUCATIONAL SPONSORS:
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KALKATA STAKES SPONSOR:
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GALA SPONSORS:
▲ Ansata Arabian Stud (Judith Forbis) /
Highview Egyptian Stud (Lisa & Stephen Zukowski)
▲ Arabians at Egg & I (Timothy Manring)
▲ Athala Arabians (Athala King & Maureen McCormack)
▲ Infinity Egyptian Stud, LLC (Randy & Kristy McGill)
▲ Kehilan Bloodstock (Nancy Blankenship, Herb, Jean & Becky Rogers)
▲ La Dulce Vida Arabians (Charles & Martha Suarez)
▲ Miars Arabian Ranch (Bob & Sue Miars)
▲ Paradise Arabians Ltd. (Gary & Wanda Kenworthy & Matt & Misty Kenworthy)
▲ Qadar Arabians, LLC (Judy Berg)
▲ Rhodium Arabians, NZ (Fanus & Ria Crous)
▲ Salayel USA
▲ Silver Maple Farm, Inc. (Christie & Henry Metz)
▲ Talaria Farms (Allison Mehta & Curtis Westley)
Thank you to all of our generous sponsors!
If you are interested in Egyptian Event sponsorship opportunities,
please click here for more information.
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SALAYEL INAUGURAL EVENT
In 2011, Salayel horses will be seen in the show ring worldwide, but the endeavor is not confined to just breeding and showing. There is also a fully active Endurance Team, which is gaining momentum in the highly competitive endurance field in the Middle East.
Salayel's inaugural event was held January 31, 2011, at the Saudi Arabian facility in Al-Khobar. Approximately 100 people enjoyed the wonderful hospitality of Team Salayel, and learned of the upcoming plans for this state-of-the-art facility. To learn more, click here.
 Who is Salayel? Salayel is a privately-owned straight Egyptian farm, with facilities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and in the United States. Salayel's founder has a clear vision of where he wants to position the organization for the future, and how to get there. Salayel was established with the express mission of creating a first class straight Egyptian breeding program, and encouraging a love and understanding of these special horses.
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WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS:
- P.J. Altshuler (TX) - referred by Kara Crowell
- Etta Berger (MD)
- Katherine Brister (MS)
- Wayne Buchanan (TN) - referred by John & Jéanne Abernathy
- Virginia A. Gober (LA)
- Sid, Joan, Clayton & Laura Gunter (GA) - referred by Gary & Wanda Kenworthy
- Laurie Harwood (MD) - referred by Arabians LTD
- Mary Jane Jones (AL) - referred by Gary & Wanda Kenworthy
- Reba & Joey Kardos (GA) - referred by Gary & Wanda Kenworthy
- Ron & Joyce Lawson (OK)
- Greg & Sabrina Lowe (GA) - referred by Gary & Wanda Kenworthy
- John Marriott (UT)
- Monika Savier (Perugia, Italy)
- Barb Sim (ON, Canada) - referred by Barry Dearle
We extend the warmest welcome to our new members
and our sincere thanks to all who referred them! |
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▲ The 2011 Egyptian Event: "The Egyptian Arabian Around the World" -
will be held June 7-11 - please note the updated five-day format for 2011!
▲ Complete 2011 Egyptian Event information has been e-mailed to current members and is available. If you wish to receive a complete Egyptian Event participant packet via postal mail, please let us know and we will be happy to mail one to you.
▲ Stabling information was e-mailed to current members last month and is also available on our website by clicking here. Even though the Priority Deadline for stall reservations was March 14, please do not hesitate to send in your reservations now if you have not yet done so. For questions, please contact Melissa at (859) 231-0771 or e-mail Melissa@PyramidSociety.org.
▲ Participating in the Egyptian Event? Please note that Regular Membership (Breeding & Show Level) is required for owners of horses participating in or promoted through the Egyptian Event. If you have not yet renewed your Pyramid Society membership for 2011, you can do so now by clicking here.
▲ Watch for the 2011 Egyptian Event Prize List and the 2011 Membership Directory to be mailed to all current members this week!
▲ Updated information on the 2011 Egyptian Event is being posted DAILY - be sure and watch The Pyramid Society website for new information. |
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THE PYRAMID SOCIETY WELCOMES NEW STAFF
We are pleased to welcome Susan Frank to The Pyramid Society administrative office as Marketing & Public Relations Manager and Art Auction Coordinator. Susan began her new role in January after 12 years of marketing and graphic design experience, including previous positions with Alltech and USEF. In her spare time, Susan enjoys dressage, classical piano, and Basset Hound rescue. You can contact Susan at Susan@PyramidSociety.org |
MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Dick and Diane Malone, Twin Fiddles Ranch
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TFR BlackFyre, TFR Aliah, TFR Katyahna
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Twin Fiddles Ranch is located in Alvarado, Texas, on 40 secluded acres of coastal grass and sandy soil with pecan trees and a slowly meandering creek, but most importantly, it is home to some truly magnificent Straight Egyptian Arabians. Diane and Dick Malone have always loved horses, and as quickly as they met the Egyptian Arabian some 20 years ago, they were hooked.
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'Keep it pure, keep it classic,' is their breeding philosophy, and it has been carefully expressed. "We mainly concentrate on the rare tail female line of Bint El Bahreyn through Zareefa, the dam of Maisa by Shahloul and Elwya by Sid Abouhom," says Diane. "We are pleased with the cross between our stallion Masree KA (Ansata Hejazi X KA Namirah X Nabiel) and our mare Moniet El Soheir (MB Mistaz X Bint Bint Soheir X *Ibn Moniet El Nefous); they have produced two beautiful fillies that are part of our Elwya line, TFR Aliah and TFR Mona El Soheir." Their third foal on the way this May. Click here to read more about these long-time Pyramid Society members or visit their website at www.TwinFiddles.com. |
UPCOMING CLINICS & SEMINARS
The "Let's Get Started" Clinic with Alice Smith and Lisa Abraham
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On March 19 & 20, 2011, Alice Smith and Lisa Abraham will hold the "Let's Get Started" clinic, hosted by Pegasus Farms in Folsum, La. This clinic will focus on the basics of three interests. Day One will be solely devoted to preparing your horse to go under saddle. It will cover the steps between teaching your horse to accept a bit, up to actually "hoppin' on." Alice's "back to the basics," step-by-step approach will make this topic easily understandable to all. The morning of Day Two will be an introduction to the sport of endurance - covering both the equipment necessary and fundamentals of the sport. The afternoon will then be spent learning professional grooming. To read more about this clinic, click here.
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New Mexico Egyptian Breeders Alliance Spring Seminar/Meeting
Please reserve the weekend of April 9 for the next seminar/meeting of the New Mexico Egyptian Breeders Alliance, to be held at El Miladi Arabian Stud - Vista Del Malpais Ranch, at 1618 Airport Road in Carrizozo, N.M.
The day will begin at 10 a.m. with refreshments and socializing, followed by the NMEBA meeting and lunch. Cynthia Culbertson will then give a two-hour educational seminar on "The History and Type of the Egyptian Arabian Horse," relating to why our horses are what they are from a breeding perspective. Farm tours of El Miladi Arabians and K.J. Arabians will round out the afternoon and will conclude at 6 p.m. Everyone is invited and encouraged to bring a guest! RSVP to Jake Gutierrez at WildwoodFarms@live.com. |
COMPLIMENTARY SEMINAR
at the Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas
In addition to having a booth at the Arabian Breeders World Cup in Las Vegas in April, The Pyramid Society is also hosting a complimentary seminar:
"Nazeer - The Eternally Noble One" Presented by Joe Ferriss
 Many strive to own, breed or enjoy a fine example of an Arabian horse, the most breathtaking qualities of which make the Arabian a coveted equine globally. Yet these qualities are dependent on great progenitors to pass them on. The breed's history is connected by periodic great sires some of which have created an enduring influence lasting many generations as well as establishing important sire lines. The legendary white Arabian stallion Nazeer now emerges as the next dominant sire line in Arabian breeding worldwide. There is scarcely an Arabian found at today's international shows and major stud farms who does not benefit from at least one line to this legend of legends. Through images and tales, Joe Ferriss explores Nazeer's story, his place in the breed and his ascent to the head of the patriarchy. It is a gathering you won't want to miss.
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Saturday, April 16, 2011 · 7:30 a.m.
South Point Hotel · Redwood Room · Las Vegas, Nevada
For more information, email us or call (859) 231-0771
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MEMBER FARM NEWS
Kalipolis Farm Celebrates Their First Foal of 2011
Hatish Patel and Kalipolis Farm recently welcomed their first foal of the year - a healthy colt sired by Thee Desperado out of Naeemah Alixa (Alixir x Kaveta). Both mother and baby are doing well, and Alixa is listed in the for sale section on The Pyramid Society website here. They look forward with great anticipation to the future for this classical colt, as they do to Alixa's half-sister's foal due in May sired by Bellagio RCA. |
Silverpine Arabians Expecting TF Royal Shahbaz Foal
Silverpine Arabians has a foal due this year by TF Royal Shahbaz that is available for purchase. More info at their new website at www.silverpinearabians.com. |
HAF Allieena Honored by AHAEC
HAF Allieena+/(Royal Jalliel x Imperial Nasreena), of Cayuse Creek Ranch, Millbrook, Ontario, has achieved the honor of being the top distance horse in the Arabian Horse Association of Eastern Canada ("AHAEC") for 2010. She has held this title three times before! Her year ended strong with a 3rd place finish in the Stormont 50 mile race and a 2nd place finish at the Oktoberfest 50 mile race. Her son Kashif (True Colours x HAF Allieena+/), also of Cayuse Creek Ranch, finished 2nd in AHAEC. It was his first year of endurance racing and he topped it off by winning the Oktoberfest 50 mile race and setting a course record of 4:51. Bob Coleman · Cayuse Creek Ranch |
Cariswood Arabians Has High Hopes for Next EBC Foal
Keri and Carolee Wright of Cariswood Arabians are pleased to announce that they are expecting a September 2011 delivery of their next EBC foal via embryo transfer by Ansata Qasim and out of EAI Yasafeena. Early last year, they lost the mare they had intended for this EBC breeding and were concerned as to whether they would be able to find another mare with similar bloodlines. Keri explained, "Having been a fan of Qasim since his arrival back here in the States, and having seen foals of such quality from mares within this bloodline, we were excited to have our mare bred to him, but when she suddenly passed away we were devastated. We discussed what we were looking for with Judi Forbis and Lisa Zukowski. Zeke & Lisa were then kind enough to make Yasafeena available to us on a lease basis and we're thankful for all involved in making the ET a reality. We've got a lot of high hopes for this foal." Truly it will be a "September to Remember." For more information, you can visit the Cariswood Arabians website at www.cariswood.com. |
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 Put Your Business in the Spotlight
with a Promotional Booth at the 2011 Egyptian Event!
Aside from the expected record-breaking attendance, this year's Event will offer its commercial exhibitors extensive promotion through increased local area-wide marketing, visual ads on the arena's multi-media screen, individual vendor announcements in the show arena throughout the week, an exclusive listing in the 2011 Egyptian Event program, and prime locations in the arena for all vendors.
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Lyday Farms Has Expanded!
Lyday Farms added a 15-stall addition to their training barn. This addition allowed them to expand their training and show operation. The training barn now consists of 24 stalls, an 80-foot indoor round pen, a wash and grooming stall and tack room. They also added a new breeding lab to their mare barn, which allows them to offer full service breeding and mare care services. Please feel free to visit them soon! You can visit them online at www.LydayFarms.com.
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Blu Farms Arabians Purchases T Mona Yasmeen
Mike Albertini and Tom Patterson of Blu Farms Arabians recently purchased the beautiful grey T Mona Yasmeen (Ben Malik x T Mouna Rasaleh by Imperial Matar) from a breeder in Canada. Yasmeen has joined her new friend at Blu Farms Arabians in Cove, Ark. She can be seen on the Blu Farms website at www.blufarmsarabians.com. |
Sofia of Sinan goes to Georgia!
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Lisa Abraham of Zahir Arabians and Frankie and Senator Rick Laible of Nez Perce Arabians would like to congratulate Mike and Kristin Gritton, of Atlanta, Ga., on their recent acquisition of the yearling filly, Sofia of Sinan. Sofia is out of the gorgeous Thee Desperado daughter Desperados Princess (X Sammars Gift), owned by Zahir Arabians, and by Mishaal HP, owned by Arabians Ltd. Sofia is the last horse bred by the Laibles. Read more here. |
To view participating stallions, click here.
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Imperial ImSirdar Celebrates His 25th Birthday!
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Imperial ImSirdar wearing
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2002 Egyptian Event.
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Imperial ImSirdar (Ansata Imperial X Imperial Sonbesjul) celebrates a milestone this year! Sirdar, who is owned by Ed and Merrie Aiken of Cedar Ridge Farm Egyptian Arabians in Frederick, Md., will turn 25 years old February 11. The bay straight Egyptian stallion was bred by Imperial Egyptian Stud and has been with the Aiken family since 1988. Among his achievements are several wins in Class A halter and three championships in dressage at the 2002 Egyptian Event. His most accomplished foal, daughter CDRS Farah Moniet, won Regional championships in hunter pleasure and unanimous Egyptian Event and Class A championships in Western pleasure. Sirdar's 2008 son, Cedars Mojave, will take his sire's place as principal stallion. Merrie Aiken · Cedar Ridge Farm Eqyptian Arabians, LLC / Victory Equine Centre · www.crfegypt.com. |
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Arabians Ltd. Clients Find Success At Scottsdale!
Congratulations to the breeders who chose Arabians Ltd. stallions to breed Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show Top Ten horses! You can read about the impressive results of four Arabians Ltd. clients by clicking here. |
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Ali Mutazz featured on StraightEgyptians.com
Pyramid Society members Anthony and Chris Natelli of Passion Arabians were honored to see their straight Egyptian stallion Ali Mutazz recently featured (Jan.) on the cover page and now listed in the Portraits section of the well-known website StraightEgyptians.com. Ali Mutazz will be standing at Stud at Whitehaven Plantation for 2011. You can see his full profile here at StraightEgyptians.com.
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Excitement and Enthusiasm at Lakeview Arabians!
 Christine and Jim Wheaton of Lakeview Arabians are excited about their new foal to be born in June 2011 from the outstanding cross of their mare FARID NILE SPIRIT (a Farid Nile Moon daughter of the rarest bloodlines) and ETAYA SUDAN AMIR (2009 Egyptian Event Reserve Champion and Las Vegas Top Ten Stallion).
Lakeview Arabians is proud to introduce you to their new breeding and show program with their show filly SHAHARA MISTAARA by Imperial Mistaar. She will be competing in World Class Fillies.
"Please come by and see us at the Egyptian Event in Barn 3, C's Arabians, and we will show you what our excitement is all about!" Lakeview Arabians · Proud Members of The Pyramid Society · Christine and Jim Wheaton · Corsicana, Texas · (903) 641-0095 |
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Talaria Type at Scottsdale!
 TF Royal Shahbaz, with Gred Gallun on the lead, was Champion Senior Stallion in the Scottsdale International Breeder's Classic after winning the 3, 4 & 5 Year Old Class. This home bred stallion is a super representative of "Talaria Type." The judges seemed to agree with their vision and awarded him with the highest scores for type for males in the classes. You can read more about TF Royal Shahbaz and "Talaria Type" on their website at www.talariafarms.com.
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Paradise Welcomes New Breeding Manager
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Paradise Arabians is happy to announce the addition of a new breeding manager and on-site veterinarian to their team! Dr. Eric Miller of Cornerstone Veterinary Services joins Paradise just as the 2011 breeding season gets underway, and he will be a wonderful asset to their team. "We look forward to many beautiful foals as a result of our partnership with Dr. Miller."
You can read more about Paradise Arabians and their breeding program at www.ParadiseArabians.com. |
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JRs Nabiel Shaikh's Ancestors Featured in Bahraini Book
From Jennifer Hurt: "A friend of mine gave me a book that was given out at the Kingdom of Bahrain's tent at the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games. Bahrain was the only country to host its own tent at the Games, reflecting the deep interest of its ruler, King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa, in equine endurance competition. The book, "The Legend: The Story of an Arabian Bahraini Bay Mare: An influence in USA" by Mahmood A. Ahmed Hasan, is a handsomely illustrated book on Arabian horses and features the story of Bint El Bahreyn. Read more here.
JRs Nabiel Shaikh, straight Egyptian Shaikh Al Badi 2 year old granddaughter's female tail strain goes to Bint El Bahreyn thru *Soheir II (although she contains this strain thru her grandsire's female tail as well). According to Jennifer, JRs Nabiel Shaikh contains everything that Bint El Bahreyn was known as - "a substancial mare, excellent conformation, tremendous rear-end and a 'flying machine' and a beautiful, unmistakenly 'Arabian'." Jennifer Hurt · JRs Gentle Hills Farm |
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2011 Brings Great "Joy" to New Straight Egyptian Owner! 
Members Deb & Mark Burke of Amethyst Acres Equine Center wish to extend congratulations to Linda Law of Spotsylvania, Va., on the birth of a beautiful Mishaal HP filly out of Bint Bint Shahsria (Thee Desperado x Dreamm of Egypt). Linda leased this mare from Arabians Ltd., and this is her first Straight Egyptian Arabian. She has named the filly "Joy," and you can tell from this photo that it is true love for Linda! |
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