Okay, i know there was a thread about what each registry was doing at WEG, but i cant find it… anyway… this is the iinfo the AHA sent out yesterday
Eblast from AHA
September 16, 2010
AHA Members Work to Make the Most of the
WEG International Stage
This Sept. 25 - Oct. 10, the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Ky. will host the single largest equestrian event in the world, the FEI Alltech World Equestrian GamesT (WEG). The Games make their way to American soil for the first time and Arabian Horse Association members have geared up to take advantage of the world’s stage.
A variety of owners and riders from well-known farms stretched all across the country will work together to put Arabians on display under the direction of Martha Murdock from Martha Murdock Stables in Versailles, Ky. Arabians will make their first appearance in the opening ceremonies, Sept. 25, airing on NBC from 7-9 p.m. CDT. Some of the costumes and tack used in the opening ceremonies are authentic historical pieces on loan from the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation. Arabians will then appear in daily demonstrations at the Equine Village, a central site at the Kentucky Horse Park that will house both exhibits from various equine organizations and a number of world-class equine demonstrations and other special events.
With a nod toward Endurance, the FEI event that will feature the most Arabians, legendary breeder Bazy Tankersley donated Al-Marah Don Quixote (AM Power Raid +++/ x AM Honor Thestar), a 15.2-hand 2003 grey gelding and promising endurance, sport horse prospect for raffle. The gelding was picked especially for his gentle disposition, suitable for a first-time horse owner. For a $10 raffle ticket, the public gets a free t-shirt, four issues of Modern Arabian Horse, and their name is entered into a drawing to win the grand prize. The grand prize includes Al-Marah Don Quixote, a saddle donated by Kentucky Horse Supply and Circle Y and a three month supply of Succeed and Nutrena Feed. Raffle tickets will be on sale at the new Al-Marah Arabian Horse Galleries, a new wing at the International Museum of the Horse at the Kentucky Horse Park. The Galleries, made possible in part by a large donation from Tankersley opened in June, coinciding with the opening of A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse, a temporary exhibit on loan from the Saudi Arabian Equestrian Federation.
Look for Arabian and Half-Arabian demonstrations daily at the Equine Village.
Sept. 25 at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 3 at 10:00 a.m.
Sept. 26 at 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at 4:00 p.m.
Sept. 27 at 6:00 p.m. Oct. 5 at 11:00 a.m.
Sept. 28 at 11:00 a.m. Oct. 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Sept. 29 at 1:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at 11:00 a.m.
Sept. 30 at 10: 30 a.m. Oct. 8 at 5:00 p.m.
Oct. 1 at 3:00 p.m. Oct. 9 at 3:00 p.m.
Oct. 2 at 5:00 p.m.
During the last week of the Games, the International Saddle Seat World Cup Demonstration will also feature Arabian and Half-Arabian horses. Riders from South Africa, Germany, England, Canada and the U.S. will ride several breeds of horses that represent the saddle seat division.
A special thanks to the individuals donating their time, products and horses to this effort: Martha Murdock; Jerry Hamilton; Mark Miller, Bazy Tankersley; Bob, Kathie and Audrey Hart; Bill Rodgers; Reagan Knots; John Rannenburg; Katie Pelphrey; Merri Murdock Krehl; John Hall; Jeff Caldwell; Duane Esser; Succeed; Nutrena; Mildred Stakelin and Brumfield Hay and Grain; Kentucky Horse Supply; Circle Y Saddlery; Society for Arabian Horses in the Bluegrass Area, Bluegrass Arabian Horse Association, Kentucky Arabian Horse Association, Bill Cooke; Kathy Meyer; Powers and Gillman Partnership; Garland Farms Inc.; Adrienne Hancock-Leong; Natacha Lesburgueres; Hazelbank Inv.; Marikate Matthews; HRH LLC.; Arabian Nights Dinner Theater, and the United States Equestrian Federation.