|
Scottsdale Arabian
Horse Show
Each year, the Scottsdale
Arabian Horse Show draws more than 2,400 of the world's
finest Arabian and half-Arabian horses for a week of
thrilling competition in pursuit of the coveted
“Scottsdale Champion” title. These magnificent animals
and their owners gather from around the world to compete
for more than $1,000,000 in prizes in more than 640
colorful classes.
The 53rd
Annual Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show will take place at
the City of Scottsdale’s WestWorld, February 15-24,
2008. The largest event of its kind in the world, the
Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show routinely attracts
hundreds of thousands of spectators. In addition to
exciting competitions, gala parties, educational
seminars and an international cuisine court, the event
features more than 300 vendors and trade booths,
offering everything from lavish jewelry, clothing and
works of art to boots, saddles and gifts. Guests also
can stroll the luxurious, exotically decorated stabling
areas in which the horses are housed.
Although it is a grand
event today, the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show had very
modest beginnings. It all started in 1953 when horse
fancier Ed Tweed stopped by the stable of Pearl Grey
Clyde, the first person to bring a purebred Arabian
horse to the Valley of the Sun. At that meeting, Tweed
proclaimed that he would bring together all Arabian
horse owners in Arizona and start an Arabian Horse
Association. Two years later, the inaugural Arabian
Horse Show was held at the Arizona Biltmore Resort. The
event was organized by an all-volunteer group and
consisted of 50 horses and just over a dozen exhibitors,
all from Arizona and neighboring states. In contrast,
the 2008 show featured exhibitors from all 50 states and
12 foreign countries.
Following the inaugural event, Arabian horse owner Ann
McCormick bought 150 acres of land near Bell Road that
became Paradise Park, the new site of the Arabian Horse
Show. Due to the amazing success of the event, it
outgrew Paradise Park in the mid-1980s and moved on to
WestWorld of Scottsdale, a newly developed, much larger
facility that proved to be the perfect locale for this
incredibly popular show.
Each
year the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show raises thousands
of dollars for local charities. Some that have benefited
from recent shows include the March of Dimes, Cox
Charities, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Phoenix Children’s
Hospital. For more than fifty years the Arabian Horse
Association of Arizona has been a supporter of
charitable organizations and will continue to support
such endeavors this year. Club members estimate that
over the years, more than 100 charities have benefited
substantially from the event.
Set
against the beautiful backdrop of the Sonoran Desert,
the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is a must-see event
that is perfect for the whole family. Join us in
Scottsdale next February and watch these magnificent
horses compete!
|
Approaching Loss,
an intriguing novel of adventure set in the Southwest by
Steve Marvin
From film and the arts to Texas
and horses, an LA couple make a move to a New Mexico ranch
but have no idea how the courses of their lives will be
altered by this change.
Available
at
Amazon,
Borders,
Barnes&Noble by inserting author Steve Marvin or
Approaching Loss in their Search Engine or directly
through the publisher at
AuthorHouse.
|
