
39 Arabian Horse World’s Third Annual AWPA Brochure
In just two years, the AWPA Futurity program has created a market for young prospects that did not exist before.
In this Issue: February 2018
Volume 58 · Number 5
awpa western pleasure futurity section
39 Arabian Horse World’s AWPA Brochure
(“W” refers to placement within the AWPA Western Pleasure Futurity section, beginning on page 39)
6W AWPA Table of Contents and Introduction
by Gary Dearth
32W AWPA Board of Directors
46W Leading Sires of U.S. and Canadian National Western Pleasure Winners
64W AWPA 2017 Winners
78W AWPA Innovations, Rules, and Regulations
82W Arabian Horse World — Sponsor of the AWPA Purebred Futurity
84W AWPA Nominated Stallions
103W AWPA Index of Advertisers
general
26 Totally Tops
The leading professionals and amateurs at the National level in 2017, research by Douglas Tatelman
32 Twisted Tales — How the Obsession Began
by Darice Whyte
36 State of the Industry
In this new series, we will be examining hot topics in the horse industry and speaking with breed leaders. We begin with AHA Executive Vice President Glenn Petty, by Cindy Reich
148 Sire Line: Saklawi I — Part 7, Lords of the Ring
The Netherlands succeeded in producing the most influential branch of the Aswan sire line in the world, by Betty Finke
158 Wit and Wisdom from Our Early Breeders: The Leland Mekeel Family
In their 50-plus years with the breed, the Leland Mekeel Family bred nearly 1,000 Arabians, by Mary Jane Parkinson
161 Cover Story: Congressional Farm
Buddy Salisbury’s breeding program continues to thrive thanks to his unique vision and great eye for a horse, by Gary Dearth
188 Moments in Time — The Return of the King
A tale of a champion who challenged the idea that show horses have an “expiration date,” by Betty Finke
190 World Champion Stallions, 1980-2016
A look back at the World Champion Stallions of the past 37 years, by Emma Maxwell
210 From the Artists: Théodore Géricault
around the world
178 Paris Salon du Cheval 2017 World Championships
This year, the World Championships in Paris hit the ground at a gallop, with spectacular horses and an electric atmosphere, by Caroline Reid
196 Salon du Cheval d’El Jadida
This is no ordinary International A Show — here we have more relaxed showing, more homebreds, plus exciting displays by Moroccan cavalrymen astride magnificent Barbs, all in a spectacular setting, by Caroline Reid
racing
206 Finally! Paddys Day Had His Day in the UAE
At last, an international win for Paddys Day. Late December and early January also saw victories for Mawahib, TM Thunder Struck, and Caid De L’Ardus, by Steve Andersen
from the world
147 Farm Stories — No one tells your story better than AHW
209 Arabian Horse World Connects by Design
220 Arabian Horse World Digital Services
departments
8 Online Exclusives — Web T of C
10 What in the World –— Lenita Perroy, Who Left Us in January, by Denise Hearst
212 Stud Farm Diaries — Better Get Tetanus: A Cautionary Tale, by Cindy Reich
216 Arab Year
221 At the Waterhole
223 Rates/Map/Index
upcoming features
100W We Love Scottsdale!
177 Stallions II in March
204 Egyptian Arabians in May
222 Upcoming Issues