Please see this thread regarding a wonderful experience I have had with my horses, using them in hands-on education. Articles and photos will be forthcoming in Pyramid Society and other breed and open publications to inspire more people to continue with grass-roots promotion.
I just returned last month (Sept. 23, 24, 25) from my 5th year of showing my Egyptian horses to (this year's #s) 9,000 children and their parents and teachers at the Las Vegas Farm Festival. We had 46 different exhibits of farm animals and products. (See the last page of Oct. 2003 The Pyramid Society's The Chariot). I am so proud of my horses that I get to share with others, hopefully inspiring the next generation to love the horses as I do. Weren't most of us horse-crazy kids? Unless we came to them later in life or perhaps converted to Egyptians after other breeds. My Egyptians are so different and so user/people friendly that I can share them with children in a face-to-face situation for hands-on touching. The first year I did the Farm Festival in 1999, I think there were 3,000 children, and it has grown each year---2000, 2001, 2002, 2003 (9,000 children this year from K to 12th grade, mostly elementary age). Although I have invited other breeds to help and bring their horses, they say their horses are not too gentle or that they don't like children or that they would rather show to a judge. HELLO!!! Isn't that what we need to do? Promote our lovely Egyptian Arabians as people-friendly and attainable to children and their parents??? The first 3 years of the Farm Festival I took down my Ansata Ibn Sudan son out of a triple Fadjur mare, Macho REA, who was foaled in 1978 and who I've had since 1981. He has always been great with people, young and old. The last two years I took down my AK El Maleek (*Refky x Fa Halima) daughter out of a double Fadjur mare, Silk Maleek, who was foaled in 1981 and who I've had since 1983. And my first foal KM Sonoita Sudan (Macho REA x Joe's Bar Maid by Bar Joe, breeding stock paint mare), who was foaled in 1983. All three of these horses have made me proud in their interactions with the children and adults, most of whom have never seen or touched a horse in their lives.Most visitors petted one or all of the horses. Many took pictures or videos of the horses and my book collection, posters, literature, Egyptian club display, and horse bones. My first Egyptian horse to see in 1979 was Ansata El Alim (*Ansata Ibn Halima x *Ansata Bint Zaafarana), owned by Julie Byfield and Gary Marx of Rainbow's End Arabians. He (Alim) was very different from others, and still stands up to my critical and much more educated eye nearly 25 years later. When we got Macho REA in 1981 and brought him here to Las Vegas, we felt from others' responses that he was very different from what they had seen. Even today when I look at websites and photos of horses from all over the world, I am struck by the quality of these bloodlines in my backyard and their classic and enduring features.Also have been pleased to own the El Hilal son Hishah REA and the Fadjur daughter Dawn's Early Light and to have leased the SE stallion Glorieta Monhalim in past years. I would ride these horses in the desert and montain trails here in Nevada and I could ride them in the sand dunes of Arabia and/or Egypt and know they would not let me down. They have great hearts and minds and can put their lovely heads down and close their eyes to be petted by a child or an adult who has never touched a horse before. I am not a wealthy person, but my life has been enriched owning these wonderful Egyptian horses. Be on the lookout for photos, children's comments and drawings, and an article on the Las Vegas Farm Festival with my 3 horses during the last 5 years. A lot of people have touched these horses we love. That is what we must do. Share our love of the horses with the next generation. Marilee Mott, Kayem Korrals (long time Pyramid Society member, visitor to The Event and to Ansata in 1985, past and future Northern California Egyptian Breeder's' member, Horse Council member, and kindergarten teacher)

Sorry I misspelled the title of this. I proofread everything but the title!! :::>>>)))

My 8th annual Farm Festival with Egyptian horses (sorry I misspelled it above!) will be October 17, 18, 19 this year 2006 for children, teachers, and parents. I will finally make time to do an article with photos for The Pyramid Society, AHA, and probably horse magazines to show Arabian horse/visitor interaction in an educational and positive way.


Also, those of you attending the April 2007 show here in Las Vegas at the South Coast, let's plan an Egyptian owners get-together!!!!!!!. Low key, fun, educational, and not expensive, so we can share ideas and bloodlines of our great horses.



Let me know if you are interested. Marilee Mott, Kayem Korrals, Las Vegas, Nevada.


I will be referring a lot of Farm Festival guests to this beautiful website.

Please see thread "What are you doing to promote SEs" post #78 for an article on this year's Farm Festival. The packet the children and teachers received had The Pyramid Society website on the front, as well as straightegyptians.com. Probably near 9,000 in attendance seeing Egyptian Arabians up close. My 8th year of commitment to this education. (sorry for the misspelling in the title--forgot to proofreeeed. )

My 9th year with the Farm Festival next week. Predicting 9,000 children over 3 days, plus parents and teachers. Am taking the AK El Maleek daughter (*Refky X Fa Halima) , age 26, and my Fadjur daughter, age 31. They both look great, will be shown in natural "look", not body clipped, no grease, barefoot. Lots of photo ops and education for the Arabian horse. Will have books, posters, magazines, Pyramid Society banner and literature, AHA literature, contact info for local clubs and horse groups. I am very excited, and will post more later. Lots of people pettting, asking questions, and seeing the horses up close and personal, as it should be. Sharing the dream. If I can have it, you can too.

Extremely successful this week. Probably at least 9,000 children, plus parents and teachers attended over 3 days.. Lots of petting, taking pictures, asking questions, the Egyptian Club booth with ancestral Egyptian bloodlines, partial horse skeleton, books, magazines, posters. The Rodeo Queen came down for 2 days to assist me, and signed lots of autographs....we are going to start a STATE WIDE Black Stallion Literacy Project, as there are supporters of this in the north of our state, and some here in the south. The Pyramid Society and the Black Stallion Literacy Project and the Rodeo Queens have a mutual link to combining children and literature and horses. I am very excited about my horses' work this week in education and promotion for the Egyptian and the Arabian horse. Details to follow. I hope more of you can consider doing more of this hands on stuff with your horses---it is critical to being positive out there with our Arabians, and breaking through any breed prejudice and misconceptions.

See thread "This Is For Hansi", post 178 for comments/questions from the children and adults. Pictures will be forthcoming here and to The Pyramid Society and AHA.