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2011 EGYPTIAN EVENT IN REVIEW

The Pyramid Society wishes to thank all of its members who

so graciously supported the 2011 Egyptian Event. From

owners to volunteers and attendees, your participation

helped make this year's Event a grand success!

TOTAL PAYOUTS PROVE IMPRESSIVE AT THE

2011 EGYPTIAN EVENT!

Nearly $225,000 was paid out at the 2011 Egyptian Event! Yes, you read correctly - nearly $225,000 for a horse show with just over 300 horses! Quite impressive by anyone's standards!! A special "thank you" to all our exhibitors, as well as congratulations to the breeders and owners of this year's champions, especially the 2011 Egyptian Event Supreme Champion (Gold) Mare Laian Al Shaqab (Al Adeed Al Shaqab x Meseda Al Shaqab), owned by Al Shaqab, Member of Qatar Foundation, and Supreme Champion (Gold) Stallion Al Raheb AA (Laheeb x The Vision HG), owned by Al Fawaz Stud.

The amateur-led Egyptian Breeders' Challenge classes trumped all others in the amount of prize money, with the respective winners taking their share of a total payout exceeding $140,000! Barbe Jo Myers of Barmyre in Shippensburg, Pennsylvania, was first-place winner in the Filllies class with Marmyre Amurrah (Imperialamirkamar x ESA Malaaka). Bob Miars of Miars Arabian Ranch in Murchison, Texas, was first-place winner in the Colt class with Masir Al Mar (Amaar Al Rayyan x Maymaara Maysam SA). Both can proudly attest to the slogan "You've got to be in it to win it," as each are $28,000 richer because of their participation in this lucrative amateur to handle Egyptian Breeders' Challenge program. Plans are already well under way for next year's EBC, so visit The Society's website often for further details on how you can participate in this very rewarding program.

The futurities for Straight and Egyptian Sired horses exceeded $72,000 in payouts! Congratulations to these respective winners. In addition to the big payouts and tense moments associated with having horses entered in these futurities, there's another program that is literally "just for fun." The brain-child of Allison Mehta, it's named the "Kalkata Stakes" and provides the opportunity for participants to choose the horse they think will win in the Two Year Old Straight Futurity Classes. If their horse wins, they share a portion of the pot. This year's winners took home a combined total of over $6,000 in Kalkata winnings in this "just for fun" activity. It's clever, it's creative, and it's synonymous with the Event!

Click here for complete Egyptian Event results!

EGYPTIAN EVENT PHOTOGRAPHY AND NEWS

Visit official Egyptian Event photographer Don Stine's website at www.DonStine.com to view official Egyptian Event photographs!

Special thanks is also extended to Pat Trotter of Two Giants Photography for her beautiful work photographing candids for the Egyptian Event. These can be viewed on her website at twogiants.photoshelter.com.

Be sure to visit The Pyramid Society website to view

Egyptian Event photography and news!

CONGRATULATIONS TO 2011 EGYPTIAN EVENT

PERPETUAL TROPHY WINNERS

The Pyramid Society gratefully acknowledges the sponsors of the Egyptian Event Perpetual Trophies. These exquisite pieces of art have a very special meaning to each of the donors and represent the most cherished gifts of all -- the gifts from the heart. These beautiful trophies are permanently displayed in The Pyramid Society's office with the winner's name proudly engraved on plaques for each of the respective trophies. For a full list of Perpetual Trophy recipients, please visit our website.

MEMBER AND EGYPTIAN EVENT SURVEYS

Over 170 members responded to the general Member and Event surveys. This feedback provides valuable insight to our leaders in assessing what programs are working and what programs need re-evaluating in our ongoing journey of promoting the Straight and Egyptian Sired horse.

In the Members' Survey, the majority gave The Society relatively high marks for its programs. And your answers ran the gamut - many think we're doing a great job, and a few think we have some room for improvement! Certainly we are grateful for each response and need to hear both the good and the not so goodl! Overall, as an organization you can collectively take pride in the fact that the majority of your peers believe in and support the organization with the knowledge they are directly supporting the future of the Egyptian Arabian horse. As Life Member Janet Stinson so succinctly worded it, "Sharing the passion for the Egyptian horse is possible due to The Pyramid Society." Or, as long-time member Polly Knoll attested, I plan to rejoin "because it's part of my life."

The Egyptian Event portion of the surveys showed a moderate or high degree of satisfaction in every category, with the seminars topping the charts. On the other hand, your written responses also indicated that both the weather and the schedule needed some tweaking. For the weather, well, no promises there, but we have learned the challenges involved in taking six full days of activities and condensing them into a five day show! The Board will reasses this decision at its August meeting, so rest assured we'll get the kinks worked out for next year.

Again, a sincere note of gratitude to each respondent. Your thoughts are needed, and your actions are necessary in our mutual efforts to promote the Straight Egyptian and Egyptian Sired on an ongoing global basis.

2011 EGYPTIAN EVENT SPONSORS -

ANOTHER THANK YOU

Egyptian Event Signature Sponsor

Al Baydaa Stud - Ahmed Fathy El Telawy

Salayel USA Logo

Premier Diamond Sponsor

Salayel USA

VIP Platinum Sponsors

Al Shaqab logo

Al Shaqab - Member of Qatar Foundation

Miars Arabians logo

Miars Arabian Ranch - Bob & Sue Miars

Gold Sponsors

Kehilan Arabians - Nancy Blankenship and Herb & Becky Rogers

DeShazer Arabians - Hank & Sandra DeShazer, Brandon & Susan Bryan

Etaya Egyptian Stud - Chris Fichaud & Jennifer Parsons

Jeffery LaPoint, DVM - Finger Lakes Equinne Practice

Egyptian Breeders' Challenge Sponsor

Lyday Farms - Gary & Sandra Fernandes

Educational Sponsors

Hylant Group Nashville and Markel Insurance

Silver Sponsors

MiJan Farms - Mike & Janet Bazell

Paradise Arabians, Ltd. - Gary Wanda, Matt & Misty Kenworthy

Arabians Ltd./Rock Creek Arabians - Judy Sirbasku

Bronze Sponsors

Al Majid Arabians

Ansata Arabian Stud/Highview Egyptian Stud

Apex Arabians

Arabian Horse World AG

Brookhill Farm

C's Arabians

Chase Arabians

Colthill Crescent Arabians

Crooked Creek Arabians

Dara Meadows Farm

Eastern Star Arabians/Kisra Arabian Stud

Hidden Springs Arabians

Infinity Egyptian Stud

Karen Kasper Studio

Lakin Wood Arabians

Lone Star Arabians, LLC

Lotus Bloodstock Arabian Horses/Highview Egyptian Stud

Lyday Farms

Magnolia Farm Arabians LLC

Misty Valley Arabians

Pure Gold Arabians

Qadar Arabians

Rainmaker Arabians

Rancho Bulakenyo/Hadaya Arabians, LLC

Renaissance Arabians

Royal Moroccan Arabian Horse Breeders Association

Sanchas Arabians

Scenic Acres Arabians

Second Wind

Silver Maple Farm

Sonrisa Farms

Talaria Farms

Two Silos Farm Egyptian Arabians, LLC

Wyldfyre Arabians

Yorklyn Arabians

Jamie Zissis

Championship Garlands Sponsor

DeShazer Arabians - Hank & Sandra DeShazer, Brandon & Susan Bryan

Kalkata Stakes and Arena Decor Sponsor

Talaria Farms - Curtis Westley & Allison Mehta

Hospitality Sponsors

MiJan Farms - Mike & Janet Bazell

Renaissance Arabians - David Myers

Founders' Lecture and Breakfast Sponsor

Al Shaqab - Member of Qatar Foundation

Special Trophies Sponsor

Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation

"Night of Champions" Sponsor

Lone Tamarak Arabians - Chris & John Kassay

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 & 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)

Arena Banner Sponsors

Al Baydaa Stud
Al Shaqab, Member of Qatar Foundation

Athala Arabians
Kehilan Arabians
Lone Star Arabians, LLC

Miars Arabian Ranch
Salayel USA
StraightEgyptians.com

Impact Banner Sponsors

Al Baydaa Stud

Al Shaqab, Member of Qatar Foundation

Athala Arabians

Crooked Creek Arabians

Etaya Egyptian Stud

Hylant Group Nashville/Markel Insurance

Infinity Egyptian Stud

La Dulce Vida Arabians

Miars Arabian Ranch

Paradise Arabians

Pure Gold Arabians

Qadar Arabians

Rancho Bulakenyo

Salayel USA

Silver Maple Farm

Talaria Farms

Class Sponsors

Sarah K. Burns, Shalinay Nile Arabians

Central Bank & Trust

Beverly Smith-Embry, Smith-Embry Insurance

CONGRATULATIONS TO NEW LIFE MEMBERS:

Elizabeth Witt

Witts End Arabians

Brownsboro, AL

www.wittsendarabians.com

Marion (Missy) Head

Rainmaker Arabians

Brownsboro, AL

missyfmjs@bellsouth.net

WELCOME TO OUR NEWEST MEMBERS:

Gail Ahrens (PA) - referred by Ahmad Amer
Juan Pablo Eljuri (Ecuador) - referred by Omni Arabians
Sandra Joseph (TX)
Lisa Lambert (TX)
Linjawi Osman (Saudi Arabia) - referred by Arabians Ltd.
Sheila & Peter Stewart (WA)
Zane Stigall (TX)

We extend the warmest welcome to our new members and our sincere thanks to all who referred them!

INDUSTRY NEWS

Our heartfelt condolences go to the family and friends of Ida Jean Rogers.

The Black Stallion Literacy Foundation has a new name...Horse Tales Literacy Project! The program and materials will all stay the same. For more information, visit their new website at www.HorseTalesLiteracy.org.

MEMBER NEWS

Follow these links to the most recent Member News!

Botswana Daughter Awarded Gold Champion Filly and Best Head Female at Egyptian Event Europe

Breeders in Egypt Choose Arabians Ltd. Champions

Talaria Farms' Special Event

Crooked Creek Stallion Wins 2011 Region 9 Reserve Champion

NEW BOOKS

We are proud to announce the newest additions to our extensive literature collection. Please visit The Pyramid Society website or call our office to purchase.

Royal Heritage book cover

Royal Heritage:

The Story of Jordan's Arab Horses

Co-authored by HRH Princess Alia, the eldest daughter of the late King Hussein of Jordan, and the artist and author Peter Upton, Royal Heritage tells the story of the Arab horse in Jordan, from the early days of the Bedouin tribes to the 21st century.

Princess Alia includes many fascinating personal reminiscences - about the horses she holds so dear and the people involved in the Stud through the years, the famous and infamous, family and friends, heads of state and handlers. The work is richly illustrated with paintings, drawings and photographs from old archives and private collections, as well as up-to-date portraits of the Stud and its inmates. Peter Upton gives an in-depth account of the horses themselves: the breeding, lineage and preservation of the hugely important Jordanian bloodlines.

264 pages, hardbound. Available for $70 plus shipping/handling.

Reference Handbook of

Straight Egyptian Horses, Volume XII

The twelfth edition of this renowned series of reference works will be available the end of August 2011. This beautifully designed full-color hardbound edition features the following:

Updated coverage on the international influence of the Egyptian Arabian horse and the impact of the Egyptian Arabian in breeding programs and show rings throughout the world.
Pictorial pages and listings of many of the world's finest Straight Egyptian Arabians, their pedigrees, sire lines, mare families and owner contact information.
NEW Heritage Section compiled by world-renowned historian and research expert Joe Ferriss, providing insightful analysis of important sire lines and prominent mare families and how they figure into today's Egyptian Arabian horse populations the world over.
NEW In-depth review of all past winners of the popular Egyptian Breeders' Challenge. What were the secrets of their success and will they hold the key for breeding your EBC champions of the future? An absolute MUST for the serious breeder!
FIRST TIME EVER Legacy Section dedicated to those Straight Egyptian Arabians who have now passed on, but whose lives have touched our hearts, lifted our spirits and left an indelible impression upon our souls.

512 pages, hardbound.

Order Your Copy Now! (Available for end of August delivery)

Domestic orders: $120 including s/h.

International orders: US$150 including s/h via USPS First-Class Mail; Priority or Express Mail available for additional cost.

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