We were there for the first show in 2009. This is an amazing event with some beautiful horses that maintain their Spanish heritage and flavor.

Come on out and enjoy the magic and beauty of the Spanish Horse!

South Point Equestrian and Events Center at the SouthPoint Hotel & Casino Las Vegas, Nevada September 1st – 4th, 2010. The Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse invites the public to attend the National Celebration of the Pure Spanish Horse Show and Equine Gift/Art Show being held Wednesday, August 30th through Saturday, Sept. 4th at the South Point Equestrian and Events Center.

This year the Foundation and SouthPoint Hotel and Casino have joined to offer free tickets to several Las Vegas children’s charities including Horses for Heroes, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Las Vegas, Big Brother/Big Sister, and the Boy Scouts and 4-H! If your child is a member of one of these organizations please call them and ask for information about attending the Theatre of the Spanish Horse as our guest.

The horse show starts at 8:00 a.m. and admission to the daily horse competitions is FREE.

This stunning, “Royal Breed of Kings” also known as “Andalusians,” featured in the films; Lord of the Rings, Hercules, Kingdom of Heaven, -and so many others- will amaze and astound you competing in dressage classes on Wednesday followed by halter, performance and specialty classes Thursday through Saturday. There is something for everyone on Saturday afternoon, from the crowning of our new American “P.R.E.” Idol to displays of dancing in the Mexican Heritage Freestyle and the $5000 Musical Freestyle Kur Challenge…even a fashion show, parade of champions and more!

The highlight of the show will be the fabulous Theatre of the Spanish Horse beginning at 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening featuring acts by Medieval Times Dinner Theatre Head Trainers; Tom Reed, Victor de Lara and Rehda Tharsa working their magic with six magnificent P.R.E. stallions performing long–lining demonstrations, the renowned, “Pas de Trois” and the incredible leaps and feats of athleticism known as “Airs Above the Ground.” Many other exhibitions are planned including traditional Spanish riding disciplines such as the garrocha and the heart-stopping Hacienda Miranda Escaramuza team.

If you have not seen this wonderful hybrid of traditionally North American riding with a Mexican flavor by daring ladies in fabulous costumes, this is a “no miss” event. They will be joined by Big Horse Productions specializing in spectacular acrobatics known as Vaulting plus many other exciting acts!

The Saturday Event “The Theatre of the Spanish Horse” is a ticketed event to benefit The Foundation for the Pure Spanish Horse, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit entity with programs including horse rescue, youth, education and breed preservation programs. This is a family oriented event and show admission is only $17.50 general admission

Tickets through the South Point Ticket Office 702-797-8055. Children under 12 are admitted free. More information is available at www.prehorse.org or www.southpointcasino.com. The South Point Hotel and Equestrian Center is located at 9777 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV 89123.

The P.R.E./Spanish Horse — known in Spain as “Pura Raza Española” — and here as “Andalusians” is one of the rarest breeds in the United States. The breed’s incredible beauty, legendary kind nature and amazing athletic ability captivate anyone who has the good fortune to “meet” one of these fantasy creatures. Come and meet the incomparable Spanish Horse, the P.R.E. Remember, The National Celebration daily competitions are free to all and the Theatre of the Spanish Horse exhibition is a superb entertainment value- along with being completely family-friendly. Come join us and let the “Horse of Kings” gallop straight into your heart.

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The mystique of the Purebred Arabian can be answered this weekend at the SouthPoint Equestrian Center.   Or at least it can be further explained for those of us who have never seen this breed up close and in all its glory.

That is one of the goals of the Arabian Breeders World Cup, is to help promote the Arabian horse. The nice thing is that you can do it for free this weekend as the event is open to the public.

This will be the fourth annual and our second time attending.  This event has become one of the premier purebred Arabian horse shows in the world.  We went last year and found out it really is an “International horse show”.  We met Arabian breeders and enthusiasts from around the world who came just for this event.

Of course, what Arabian event in Las Vegas would be complete without Mr Las Vegas, Wayne Newton.  He seems to be the Vegas ambassador to the Arabian horse world by the way he was treated and the way they swooned over him.

It will be interesting to see if his recent troubles with the process server will make him a no show or not, but we will wait and see.

I do have to agree with the website, it does showcase the natural beauty, nobility, excitement and unique characteristics of the Arabian horse breed and provides a lively and entertaining experience for existing breeders and those new to Arabian horses.

These are some beautiful creatures to see up close and in the ring.  Although they do have a weird way of showing them off.  Using plastic bags and other tools to make noise and get them to perk up and prance.  Hard to explain.  However the crowd goes wild once they are in the gate and moving like gentle giants.

More from the website:
The Arabian Breeders World Cup is a horse event like no other in the U.S. To begin with, it features a showcase competition for purebred Arabian breeding classes. These breeding classes are conducted in the European style using the World Cup Scoring System, similar to the All Nation’s Cup in Aachen, Germany and the World Championships at the Salon du Cheval in Paris, France. Through the use of the European style of showing, the show emphasizes a more natural way of preparing, presenting, and showing the horses so that their true Arabian spirit shines.

In addition, the European judging system is more transparent since each judge is required to display the scoring results to the audience after each horse is judged. As a result, the spectator can be more involved and can better understand and appreciate the attributes that the judges are appreciating and those that they are not. The show features 5 International judges, a true mix of the best from America, Europe and South America, with the goal of achieving the highest possible standards of judging.

Where: South Point Casino Equestrian Center

Tickets: Free to the Public

Time:
12:30pm Thursday
10:00am Friday, Saturday and Sunday

An inside look at the underbelly of the horse slaughter industry. Copyright / Voluntary Instinct Productions. Reproduction or unauthorized use of the video is not permitted.

The P.A. and I got into a discussion about the recent Knight Rider Festival 2010.  Yeah, the show that launched a 1000 heartaches over some former soap star turned prime time hunk – mixed with enough geek stuff to get us guys away from the Pong games.  Ooops… showing my age a bit too much.

The event started with a character playing the Lone Ranger riding down the Fremont Street Experience.  He was riding a Palomino horse that wasn’t too cool about media cameras getting into his face.  This Lone Ranger to Michael Knight was a bit of a stretch, but I can understand the symbolism, she could not. That wasn’t the argument.

The argument was on the horse.  For whatever reason, I thought he rode a Palomino.  She said he rode a white horse.  Surprising enough…. The P.A. knew the correct answer to a TV trivia question…  A first I am sure..  The Lone Ranger rode a white horse.  Tonto rode a paint palomino named Scout.

What was interesting was the trip down memory lane in researching the answer.  I never knew how the whole story started and found it a bit interesting.  Including the part about how they financed themselves.  How many shows reveal that little piece of information??

According to Wiki Entertainment:

Though there have been several variations of the Lone Ranger’s origin over the years, the basic story has remained the same.

Six Texas Rangers, including brothers Dan and John Reid, were tracking a gang of desperadoes led by the notorious Butch Cavendish. Led by a tracker named Collins, who was actually a member of the Cavendish gang, the Rangers were lured into a canyon called Bryant’s Gap, and ambushed. Except for young John Reid, they were all slaughtered.

Reid managed to crawl to safety near a water hole where he was later found and nursed back to health by a friendly Indian named Tonto. Tonto remembered Reid, who had once saved Tonto himself. “You Kemosabe,” said Tonto; “it mean ‘trusty scout.’” Tonto now vowed to stay with him as the “lone” Ranger vowed to avenge the deaths of his brother and their comrades.

Six graves were left to hide the fact that one man lived to fight. Realizing that if his identity were known, he would be a marked man, Reid had Tonto make a mask from the vest of his dead bother. The Lone Ranger now needed a mount. Remembering a magnificent wild white stallion he had once seen, the Lone Ranger and Tonto set off for the Valley of Horses. They found the stallion wounded and about to be gored to death by a wild buffalo and the Lone Ranger was forced to kill the buffalo. Tonto and the Lone Ranger nurse the horse back to health. Time goes by and the horse is up and running around. “It’s a magnificent animal,” the Ranger tells Tonto. “It reflects like silver from the sun” Tonto says. “Silver” says the Ranger, “that’s what we’ll call him. Silver. Here Silver, come here big fellow.” The horse starts to run away but there’s something in the Lone Ranger’s voice that draws him back and to the ranger’s side. The Lone Ranger then begins the training process and soon, he’s riding Silver while Tonto rides his horse, Scout.

After this has been accomplished, the Ranger tells Tonto it’s time to see an old friend of his named Jim, a retired Texas Ranger, who knows about a silver mine that the Reid brothers owned and operated. The Lone Ranger, Tonto and Jim ride to the old silver mine. There the Lone Ranger asks Jim to work the mine for him so he and Tonto will have spending money and then asks Jim for something unusual. “Jim, I want you to make for me silver bullets” the Ranger says. “Silver?” Jim asks. “Why in the world would you want silver bullets?” The Ranger explains that the silver bullets will be a symbol of justice. “Say, that’s a great idea” Jim says. “I can make them right here in this mine.”

And for you Hoff Fans,… Here is a picture of the modern day Lone Ranger…

Madeline Pickens and others argue the merits of having a wild mustang sanctuary that creates tours for educational purposes.  I always questioned that idea.  Education?  Who would benefit from seeing the wild mustangs on an “educational tour”?  And wouldn’t that exploit them even more?

My argument always has been that the Wild Mustangs are a symbol of the American spirit, if not the American west.  Who needs educating on that??  Why exploit the horses more than they already are??

Well, as fate should have it, a reality check hit me square in the eyes last month.  I can now say “I See The Light!!”

First was at the Armargosa Opera House in Death Valley.  There, they are known to make friends with the wild mustangs.  Inviting friends and visitors out to see them, pet them and get friendly with them….

Richard, the caretaker of the Opera House, explained that the wild horses around their place are people friendly and that the friendliness helps with the horses chances for a successful adoption.  It also gives the visitor an idea of what we are really fighting for.  All in real living color and in the horse’s natural environment.

A second encounter was with a tour group.  This time, it was literally face to face with the symbol of the American west.  Most of the guests had already heard the media and government’s side of the story.  From what they thought they knew to what they saw, is a story all by itself.

Some felt that it’s just a horse.  Wild or otherwise, we can see them in almost any state at any time of the year.  What’s so special about these??  I can now honestly say they found their answer looking them in the face.

As they watched the horses slowly walk past them, on their route to water, the guests felt a special bond with the animals that they could not explain.  A couple of the horses stopped to investigate the two-legged creatures and wondering what they wanted.  Posing for pictures before moving on.

My guests expressed a unique sense of honor to be able to walk amongst them, in their natural environment and to see the hierarchy and the heard instinct in play.  Not to mention their ability to survive in this rough, unforgiving terrain.

The herd instinct happened when one of the mustangs tried to separate a female from our “herd” and make her part of his own herd.  She got a quick education in Wild Mustang 101.

They also saw that these are not skinny, malnourished, near-death creatures in need of help or disposal.  Yes, some are bruised and battered from territorial fights.  But they were all very healthy horses.

Many now understood that these creatures are more than just a horse.  That they may not be native to this land (neither are we), yet they are an important part of it.  The wild mustang does belong here.  They do not belong in holding pens and definitely not in some midwestern state grazing field.

Most of the questions were from the guests trying to reconcile what they were told to what they were seeing and experiencing.  They talked about how they grew up to stories of the west and in their mind saw the mustangs.  Now, here they are standing next to one.  They were awed by the whole experience…

So maybe Madeline and the others have a valid point that needs to be explored.  That people are really hungry to see what they imagined growing up.  To let people see the symbol that has inspired so many books, movies and lives.  See them in person and in their natural environment.

A sanctuary for the Wild Mustangs.  A place that inspires the soul and feeds the imagination.  What a wonderful place that would be!

Madeleine Pickens talks about her love for animals, including dogs (her 18-year-old ‘Oliver Pickens’) and horses alike, and explains how America can save and protect our wild horses by supporting the Wild Horse Sanctuary.

Part 2: Madeleine Pickens’ National Wild Horse Rescue Foundation to host “Salute the Mustangs” event madeleinesmustangs.org

Madeleine Pickens’ National Wild Horse Rescue Foundation to host “Salute the Mustangs” event

Madeleine Pickens talks about the 30000 horses that are at risk of slaughter and her plan to create a wild horse sanctuary to save and protect America’s wild horses and burro’s.