February 2015
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COMPLETE
EGYPTIAN EVENT INFORMATION
COMING SOON!
This issue of the Chariot contains preliminary information for this year's Egyptian Event. Watch for the official release to hit your inbox soon!
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 Dates & Deadlines
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March 16, 2015 EE Priority Stall Reservations Due! Please submit your Stabling Request form to maintain your prior year location!
March 20, 2015 News Submission Deadline for the next issue of The Chariot E-Newsletter Current Members: send us your news and events for FREE publication online!
March 23, 2015 EE Exhibit Booth Early Reservations Due! Maintain your prior year booth location by submitting your Commercial Exhibitor information form and deposit!
April 1, 2015 EE Show Program Ad Reservations Due! Please call 859-231-0771 or email kory@pyramidsociety.org to book your ads for guaranteed placement in the 2015 Egyptian Event Show Program!
April 15, 2015 EE Pre-Entry Deadline ---- EBC & Heirs Apparent Enrollment Deadline ---- Artist & Donor Notification Deadline ---- EE Sponsor Banner Artwork Due DON'T MISS OUT ON INCLUSION IN OUR SHOW PROGRAM! Click above for a complete list of available Egyptian Event Forms & Downloads!
June 2-6, 2015 SAVE THE DATE! The 35th Annual Egyptian Event To be held in Lexington, KY. Details are being continually updated online!
August 21-23, 2015 SAVE THE DATE! The 7th National Breeders' Conference To be held in Philadelphia, PA. Mark your calendars and watch for more details coming soon!
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Upcoming Shows
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Check out these upcoming Arabian horse shows and make plans to connect with your fellow Pyramid Society members!
 AAHA 2015 Alabama All Arabian Horse Show March 20-21, 2015 STRAIGHT EGYPTIAN CLASSES ADDED! The Covington Center, Andalusia, AL, USA
The Zia Classic Horse Show I & II May 13-15, 2015 Albuquerque, NM, USA STRAIGHT EGYPTIAN CLASSES ADDED!
 Kuwait: 5th International Arabian Horse Show Festival & Egyptian Event February 4-7, 2016 Safat, Kuwait
Watch for a recap of the 2015 Kuwait Show on The Pyramid Society's website. It's a "not to be missed" show on many Society members' calendars!
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THE PRESIDENT'S PERSPECTIVE
Dear Pyramid Society Members and Egyptian Arabian Enthusiasts:
When anyone mentions "weather in February", I tend to think drab, cold and ice, despite the fact I'm a Texan! However, having just returned from Scottsdale, I'm resetting my gauge to think sun, blue skies and 75 degrees. And I'll also be thinking of an incredibly large number of Arabian horses and visitors to see them! This year's 60th Jubilee seemed to have broken many records. As you may know, this was the first year the Scottsdale Show held classes specific to the Egyptian bloodlines. By all accounts, these classes for both Straight Egyptian horses as well as the Heritage classes were well received. It was a pleasure working with Taryl and others at the Arabian Horse Association of Arizona to have a Pyramid Society presence in conjunction with these classes, including a "Q's, A's and Cocktails" in the patrons' lounge overlooking the arena. Sincere gratitude is extended to our generous sponsors: Athala Arabians, Dreamco Arabians, Arabians at Egg & I, Kehilan Arabians, Sonrisa Farms, Thornewood Farm, and Witts End Arabians for making this possible. Also, a special "thank you" to our Pyramid Society members who showed their horses and congratulations to all those winners referenced in this newsletter. Our presence at this show will continue to grow as I believe these kinds of opportunities to showcase our Straight Egyptians in such high-profile venues prove valuable on innumerable levels.
Attending the Scottsdale Show only "wetted my appetite" for the Egyptian Event, to once again see the Egyptian Arabian horses and visit with like-minded members and devotees. And I'm hoping for the same kind of weather from June 2 - 6th in Kentucky that we had in Arizona in February!
 Sincerely,
Bob Miars
President
The Pyramid Society
PS. I'm also sure you'll enjoy Judge Shawn Crews' perspective of these classes from center ring. See below.
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Currently Trending: The Straight Egyptian Arabian!
by Shawn Crews
The atmosphere and setting of the show ring for the first ever Straight Egyptian competition in Scottsdale was electric! The tables and stands were full, and it was plain to see that everyone was having a great time...
Differing from the setup of other shows, the area around the Egyptian class show ring was extra-conducive for spectators to visit, and the resulting camaraderie of attending members was fun to watch. Everyone could see the horses up-close! From my view in center ring, it looked like the cocktail party in the V.I.P. Lounge, sponsored by Athala Arabians, Arabians at Egg & I, Dreamco Arabians, Kehilan Arabians, Sonrisa Farms, Thornewood Farm, and Witts End Arabians, was a big hit.
Personally, it was great to see so many Pyramid Society members in attendance and also to have Pyramid Society President Bob Miars on-hand to present the Society-sponsored Championship Garlands.
There were not as many entries in the classes for younger Straight Egyptians as there were for the aged classes, but, after what I saw, I am sure those will fill up nicely for next year. Overall, there were some great horses that represented the Straight Egyptian very well to the Scottsdale crowd. From a judge's perspective, three years and up all had to show together, making it tough to select from such a great group! My compliments go out to every fellow member who brought out your best. And, the handlers did a remarkable job as well!
I believe having a venue for our Egyptian horses at the world's largest Arabian horse show is extremely valuable. Not only is it a beautiful setting, but also this show lends visibility (especially adding in the huge number of viewers on their live feed) and credibility to Egyptian breeding programs. My prediction is that by having a reason to highlight our Straight Egyptian horses in Scottsdale, it will provide some interesting marketing opportunities in the future!
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The Winners....
Three cheers to the following 2015 Pyramid Society members, whose winning Straight Egyptian and Egyptian-Sired horses (listed below) represented the breed so well in the Heritage and Straight Egyptian classes at Scottsdale. (Our apologies if we missed anyone that competed in other classes at the show - please send this information to us and we'll publish your wins in our next newsletter!)
Al Shaqab, Member of Qatar Foundation
Ghala Al Shaqab (Farhoud Al Shaqab x Ghalia Al Shaqab)
Reserve Champion Egyptian Heritage Female and 1st Place Egyptian Heritage 2 & 3 Year Old Fillies
Farhoud Al Shaqab (Al Adeed Al Shaqab x Jahara Al Shaqab)
2nd Place Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Stallions
Arabians at Egg & I
Shearaah (Makhnificent KA x Simeon Shearith)
1st Place Straight Egyptian 2 Year Old Fillies
Justynn Bey (Alixir x Bint Bint Justina)
2nd Place Straight Egyptian 2 Year Old Colts
Amirs Crescendo (ImperialAmirKamar x Rhapsodys Crescendaa)
Top 10 Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Stallions
Athala Arabians
A Aanisaa (A Illuminatus x ESA Aminaah)
1st Place Straight Egyptian Yearling Fillies
A Isam (A Illumnatus x Jada SMF)
1st Place Straight Egyptian Yearling Colts
ESA Aminaah (ImperialAmirKamar x Imperial Baazirah)
Top 10 Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Mares
Jada SMF (Majestic Noble SMF x Jade Lotus SMF)
Top 10 Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Mares
Classic Bloodstock
LF Star Jolie (Mishaal HP x LF Maree Jolie)
Top 10 Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Mares
DeShazer Arabians
Desha Wahiid (Laheeb Al Nasser x Alfabia Salaa)
Top 10 Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Stallions
Echo Ridge Ranch
ER Invictus (Ravenwood Jaleel x Kaela)
Top 10 Egyptian Heritage 8 Years & Older Stallions
Hanaya Stud
El Khaled (Ansata Sinan x Shahirs Abriel)
Champion Straight Egyptian Male, 1st Place Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Stallions
ZT Aaminah (Moatasim Al Salhiyah x ZT Mathal)
Champion Straight Egyptian Female, 1st Place Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Mares
Lone Tamarak Arabians
Aminat Al Hilall (Skalah x Honest and True)
2nd Place Straight Egyptian 2 Year Old Fillies
Tahleel Al Gamal (Ansata Nile Echo x Goharah)
Top 10 Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Stallions
Meadow Creek Arabians
The Bandera+ (Alixir x Arabella MCA)
2nd Place Egyptian Heritage 8 Years & Older Stallions
Rose of Cairo Arabians
Samir Ali (Bellagio RCA x Barakis Gem)
2nd Place Egyptian Heritage 3 & 4 Year Old Stallions
Talaria Farms
TF Enyah (Botswana x EAI Etheena)
Top 10 Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Mares
Witts End Arabians
Raoumah (Scapa x Shadaisyy)
Reserve Champion Straight Egyptian Female, 2nd Place Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Mares
Ibn Raad (Scapa x LPS Thunderstruck)
3rd Place Straight Egyptian 3 Years & Older Stallions
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PYRAMID SOCIETY NEWS
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2015 EGYPTIAN EVENT UPDATES
This year's Egyptian Event, themed "Stallions: Kings of the Nile", will be held June 2-6, 2015 at the beautiful Kentucky Horse Park.
EARLY FORMS AND A TENTATIVE SHOW SCHEDULE
are now available at www.TheEgyptianEvent.com.
Alternatively, use the LINKS BELOW for immediate access to the most recent digital files.
2015 Prize List (Coming Soon)
2015 Class Entry Forms (Coming Soon)
Ticketing Information (Coming Soon)
Auction Donation Information (Coming Soon)
(NOTE: Some of these forms may be filled out and submitted online! Please Click here to visit our Egyptian Event Forms & Downloads page.)
Complete Egyptian Event information, including the
PRIZE LIST, TICKETING INFORMATION & CLASS ENTRY FORMS
will be emailed and published on our website in early March.
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2015 CLASS SCHEDULE UPDATES
You spoke and we listened! In our ongoing effort to meet our members' needs, the Board voted to include the following in the 2015 Egyptian Event Schedule. We now earnestly ask for your support to assure their continuance:
- Addition of open "Jackpot" Yearling Egyptian-Sired classes
- Addition of open 2 & 3-year-old Egyptian-Sired classes
- Addition of open 4 & Older Egyptian-Sired classes
- Addition of Egyptian-Sired Champion & Reserve Championship classes, Male and Female
- Reinstatement of Straight Egyptian 3-year-old Extended Specialty futurity-enrolled classes
- Change in the Gelding Championship to include both Straight and Egyptian-Sired horses
- Addition of a Native Costume demonstration
- Most Classic Head will now be judged as a component of the Junior and Senior Championship classes
REQUEST YOUR PRINTED PRIZE LIST
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THE EGYPTIAN BREEDERS' CHALLENGE
20th Anniversary Celebration!
ATTENTION STALLION OWNERS:
Enroll your Straight Egyptian Stallion in the 2015 Egyptian Breeders' Challenge Auction Today!
Your stallion's EBC enrollment will place him among this select group of breeding stallions featured throughout the year. Don't miss this outstanding promotional opportunity!
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Is Performance Your Passion?
We're pleased to announce that The Pyramid Society will honor the top 2014 winners in open performance competition at this year's Egyptian Event! Watch for complete information coming soon and plan to enroll your Straight Egyptian and Egyptian-Sired winners in the all-new Performance Horse Award Program!
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MEMBERSHIP CORNER
MEMBERS - MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN!
From coast to coast and around the world, our members are " Living the Legacy" and making it all happen! Read on in this newsletter to learn of current activities planned around the country, and then plan to contact your MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE REPRESENTATIVE to find out how you can become more involved.
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT
PAT PLATZEK, EL MASR ARABIAN STUD
Our February Member Spotlight takes us to Stratford, WI. Here we get to know long-time member Pat Platzek of El Masr Arabian Stud and learn of her journey with Egyptian Arabian horses....
As recalled by Pat....
"Born in the city of Milwaukee in a very modest neighborhood, I had a few occasions to visit horse farms with my uncle. Though only 4 years old, my passion began. Years pass, limited budget, divorce, remarry, these life experiences leave a person more cautious and yet still devoted. I soon found myself mesmerized by the vision of *Ramses Fayek, luminous pure white with huge black eyes. He was like nothing I had seen before. Later Dr. Boshell purchased his Ramses herd and flew me to his farm to photograph his horses back in 1986. That was the year I believe his filly from our Fayek daughter Ramses Halla and sired by Prince Ibn Shaikh won the Filly Fantasia at the Event for a purse of $74,400. Yes, I cried.
Now forward a few generations. Our Event Reserve Champion Shahin El Masr (Anaza El Nizr 1st son) produced Shahara El Masr, who won the aged mare class with Joe Polo showing against several Champions and one National Top Ten Champion. Again I cried. She earned 7 -20's on the judges' cards! Shahara was a full sister to Sha Shayna, the dam of Mikeen El Masr who was my husband's greatest showing experience at the Egyptian Event. Mikeen not only won his class, but went on to win the ATH Championship both in 2012 & 2014. This time Dick cried...
CONTINUE READING | VISIT EL MASR ARABIAN STUD
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MARK & SHIRLEY DODSON
Deborah Keller
Somerset, NJ
LINDA & DAVID REDWINE
Blue Springs, MO
GREG GROW & MONIQUE SIEX
Rockbridge Arabians
Glasgow, VA
CARLOS ZELAYA
Hemet, CA
DOROTHY HODGE & MICHELLE FRASER
Salah Arabian Stud
Bunyip, VIC, Australia
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MEMBER NEWS AND EVENTS
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Samir Ali Wins Reserve Honor at Scottsdale
Brenda Dumas and Lora Gilbert Of Rose of Cairo Arabians in Peralta, NM announce: SAMIR ALI (Bellagio RCA X Barakis Gem) won Reserve Honors in his class at Scottsdale. Brenda states, "We were very proud of Samir as he proved that he could compete and WIN against sons of such icons of Purebred Arabian breeding, as Gazal Al Shaqab and WH Justice! He represented the Straight Egyptian very well in the Egyptian Heritage Class!" Ali showed to his win in the Egyptian Heritage 2 & 3-Year-Old Colts class, shown by Terry Holmes. He is beginning his breeding career this year, is a 2015 EBC stallion and can also be seen on his website, samirali.net
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Straight Egyptian Classes at the Alabama All Arabian Show
March 20-21, 2015 - Andalusia, Alabama
Our members will once again be representing The Pyramid Society at the Alabama All Arabian Horse Show,
March 20-21, 2015. The event is a double regional qualifier for Regions 9 and 12 and will be held at The Covington Center in Andalusia.
Straight Egyptian classes are scheduled throughout the show, and Pyramid Society members attending the show will once again be sponsoring a Wine & Cheese party. Make plans to attend, show off your best Straight Egyptians, cheer on fellow Pyramid Society members, and invite others to join in the fun and learn more about the breed we love! READ MORE
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A Illuminatus Foals Succeed at the 60th Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show!
Athala King of Athala Arabians located in Scottsdale, Arizona, can claim two winners at the inaugural Straight Egyptian classes at the 60th Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show held February, 2015!
A AANISAA and A ISAM both went on to the Championship classes, with A ISAM taking a bronze while A AANISAA finished fourth. The dam of A Aanisaa (ESA Aminaah) and A Isam (Jada SMF) also competed in the 3 and over mare class finishing in the Top 10. These were the first foals of these mares and the first foals by A ILLUMINATUS.
"Congratulations to A ILLUMINATUS as you enlighten the future of Egyptian Arabian breeding," exclaims Athala! "Additionally, Athala Arabians congratulates the incomparable KUY SHAIHNYA (Shai), the grand-dam of our herd. We are blessed to have two of her foals (A ILLUMINATUS and SHAKURA PG) as well as two grand-get (A AANISAA and A ISAM). Shakura PG is also in foal to Makhnificent KA of Kehilan Arabians for a late spring foal."
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Simeon Stud Makes Several Global Sales!
Marion Richmond of Simeon Stud in Sydney, Australia is proud to announce that several horses have recently been sold and will be making their way around the globe... "The gorgeous black Simeon Shaddai (Anaza Bay Shahh x Simeon Simona) is now the pride and joy of Anne-Louise Toner in the USA, while Simeon Seda (MB Talmaar x Raffaalaa) will be making her new home in Belgium," says Marion. "The young mare Simeon Sapphire (Simeon Samech x Simeon Shuala) will be taking the shortest trip of the group - to New Zealand - while our amazing young colt Simeon Sohaar (Simeon Shifran x Simeon Sanaa) will be jetting off to the Czech Republic. We are so proud of them all and wish their new owners all the best!"
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NMEBA Spring Meeting & Grooming Seminar
The New Mexico Egyptian Breeders Alliance is having their spring 2015 meeting and mini seminar on April 25, 2015 starting at 10 a.m. The meeting/seminar will be at Sonrisa Arabians and Mary Ellen Chavez will be presenting a seminar on grooming and clipping the show horse. Lunch will be provided with the Alliance meeting in the afternoon. Anyone interested in coming to this event is welcomed.
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The Bandera+ Named Reserve Champion 8 Years & Older Egyptian Heritage Stallion at Scottsdale
Tom and Gail Chasteen of Meadow Creek Arabians in Rocky Face, GA, are proud to announce that their Straight Egyptian Stallion THE BANDERA+ was the Reserve Champion Egyptian Heritiage Stallion (8 yrs. & older) at this year's Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show on February 13, 2015. He was shown by Claudinei Machado and is in training with Tara Carpio at Arabian Heights in Scottsdale, Arizona.
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The Zia Classic Now Includes Straight Egyptian Classes
New in 2015! The Arabian Horse Association of New Mexico and the New Mexico Egyptian Breeders Alliance are proud to announce the inclusion of Straight Egyptian Classes at the 2015 Zia Classic Horse Show I and II, May 13-15, 2015, in Albuquerque, NM. The show will boast Straight Egyptian halter classes for 2 years old and younger SE fillies and colts, and 3 years old and older SE mares and stallions. The division is open to all Straight Egyptians as defined by The Pyramid Society. There will also be Championship eligibility and futurity championships.
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Whym-Zee Art Featured in Atlanta Horse Connections Magazine
Zan Economopoulos of Whym-Zee by Zan from Atlanta, Georgia was recently featured in an issue of Atlanta Horse Connections...
"Several pages of my work, including a full page of Pyramid Society member Donna Rovere's mare, were included. Unfortunately, no credit was given to the fact that this is a gorgeous Straight Egyptian mare, but her quality speaks for itself," says Zan. "It is not often that Arabians make it into this primarily dressage/hunter-jumper magazine, and it was a complete surprise to me to see it!" Zan exclaims....
Note: The Pyramid Society acknowledges with deepest gratitude Zan's ongoing support of The Pyramid Society and the Egyptian Arabian horse through her annual booth presence at the Egyptian Event as well as donations to the Society's fund-raisers.
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WEAHA Summer Seminar & Clinic
"BACK TO THE FUTURE: Gifts of the Desert"
July 17-19, 2015 - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
SAVE THE DATE for a highly interactive, regionally-based Seminar and Clinic hosted by the Wisconsin Egyptian Arabian Horse Alliance, with sponsorship support from The Pyramid Society.
Registration Opens April 1st - $60/person - space is limited.
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