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Re: [RC] Letters to the World - jamieI'd also like to add my 2 cents here. Working for AHW, I can tell you that nearly every month we cover endurance events and each article is usually about 10 full-color pages with lots of photos and great articles usually written by Genie Stewart-Spears. We don't typically list EVERY article that's going to appear in the upcoming issues, so you wouldn't know that by just looking at the web site. jamie --- Kari Hanes <khanes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: John, What we're trying to do is get our horses "out there". It's marketing for our stud and farm. We would like to be able to not only put emphasis on his endurance get but also let it be known that these horses are very versatile in their performance at all levels. The article refers to the registry being down in count because people are turning to other breeds, which we are seeing here in our local shows. We are firm believers that the Arabian horse can be well represented in any discipline, without paying through the nose to participate or going through drastic or inhumane measures during training. Endurance rides are expensive, but I've yet to go to a show where I can pay $50 and ride all day. To make changes this needs to start with us, the members of the AHA, AERC and any other associations connected to the Arabian. I personally don't feel this is just a show or endurance related topic, it's something for all arab owners and farms to consider when trying to market their animals. Kari Hanes - ducking from flames... Montalee Arabians Holton, MI John Teeter wrote:sorry to interrupt, but this thread doesn't seem tohave much to do with endurance or distance riding??I'm confused?? I read the original article (which also had nothingto do with endurance??) - even looked through the topics that the magazine will cover over the next 6 months - no endurance topics coming there either?I've never been to a horse show though:) johnt At 04:58 PM 6/14/2004, you wrote:Rae, Great article. We've been looking into going to afew arab shows this summer. In May we went to an unrated show just to get a look-see. We had a hard time grasping what we were seeing! I looked at my hubby and said, do you really think we can compete here? The money and attitudes we came across justaren't our style.We've always done local open shows and 4-H showswith the kids. I know we don't have the "best" horses in the world, but we would like to show them off a little at an Arab show. The local shows seem to favor QH & Appy's. So we may try to go to the unrated show in July, if I can afford to join the"club".My understanding is that we must belong to a clubin region 13 to be able to show there, the yearly fee is almost $100. Now that's alot for just wanting to go to 1 or 2 shows a year. If anyone knows more about this can you fill me in? I don't know if the lady we spoke to just wanted us to becomemembers or what. It would seem if it's an unrated show, you wouldn't need to be a member of a club to participate.TIA Kari Hanes Montalee Arabians Holton, MI Rae Callaway wrote:In the Arabian Horse World magazine, they onlyhad one letter in the letters section. It's worth the read. All I can say is, "Hear Hear!!"<http://www.ahwmagazine.com/06ahw04/departments/letters/letters.pdf>http://www.ahwmagazine.com/06ahw04/departments/letters/letters.pdf
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I still prefer what it is that BH100, Tevis, The Duck's Soup of Endurance,
etc. has to offer...but, to see a horse canter over sand for those
distances...Good Lord, it humbles me.
~ Frank Solano
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