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WHIAWell Known Country Music Icon, Lacy J. Dalton, Wins Whinny Award
Nashville, TN – July 13, 2011 – Well known country music icon, Lacy J. Dalton, has been awarded a “Whinny” award for her efforts to save and preserve lands for wild horses. The award will be presented by the Women’s Horse Industry at their annual meeting October 6-8 at the Radisson Hotel Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee. Dalton, whose credentials in music are substantial, has put her energy, money and name behind the Let ‘em Run Foundation. The Let ‘em Run Foundation is working with other organizations to begin to set aside huge tracts of land for these horses, to help manage the herds and to fence off areas where they should not roam. The group’s dream is to create the “Comstock Wild Horse Sanctuary” where these horses can be preserved, protected and allowed to run free for our children and our children’s children. “We are very pleased to award Lacy a Whinny for her efforts. More and more people are starting to understand the need to preserve areas for our wild horses and organizations like this and people like Lacy are making this happen. She is to be applauded for her efforts by everyone who cares about wild horses,” states WHIA Executive Director, Catherine Masters. Lacy is presently recording 2 new CDs. The first, called “Songs of the New West”, is a collection of Outlaw Country songs which include many as yet unrecorded songs by Lacy and friends, along with classics like “Wild Horses” by the Rolling Stones and “Friend of the Devil” by the Grateful Dead. In addition, fueled by feelings generated by what Lacy describes as a “Thermonuclear Divorce” from longtime husband and partner Aaron Anderson, she is working on a CD called “What Don’t Kill You Makes You Strong” after its title track. The awards will be given out on October 6 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Rhythm and Hooves benefit to save horses. The event will raise funds for three equine charities: The Cloud Foundation, The Equestrian Aid Foundation and NetPosse.com. The benefit will be a part of the WHIA’s Annual conference (October 6-8 at the Radisson Hotel Opryland) where women from around the world will gather to exchange information and business. For additional information on the WHIA and its upcoming conference and benefit, please visit Women’s Horse Industry or call 615-730-7833. WHIA Partners with Equine Resources International, LLCNashville, TN – July 14, 2011 – The Women’s Horse Industry Association is pleased to announce that a partnership has been formed between the WHIA and Equine Resources International, LLC. Equine Resources International (ERI) is one of the premiere marketing communications companies servicing the equine industry. Formed by well-known entrepreneur, Lua Oas Southard, the company has had over the years an illustrious list of clients, including current clients Pfizer Animal Health and the American Equestrian Trade Association (AETA). Southard has won numerous awards for her work including being named 2010/2011 Professional Woman of the Year by the National Association of Professional Women (NAPW). ERI will work on behalf of the WHIA to bring in sponsors for the groups upcoming charity benefit and awards program called “Rhythm & Hooves”. The event will be held in conjunction with the WHIA’s annual networking conference in Nashville October 6-8 at the Radisson Hotel Opryland. It will benefit several equine charities including the Cloud Foundation, The Equestrian Aid Foundation and NetPosse.com. Awards called the “Whinnys” will be given out to music industry professionals who have used their high visibility to promote saving horses and the equine industry in general. “The WHIA is delighted to partner with Lua and her staff at ERI,” said Catherine Masters, Executive Director for the WHIA. “Lua and ERI has been a supporting member of our group since it began and they understand our desire to promote the equine industry. Her expertise and connections will help us make this event something that will grow bigger and better each year.” Willie Nelson and Family Win WHINNY Awards
Nashville, TN – July 12, 2011 – It’s become not only a mission with a passion, but one that has members of the Nelson family standing up and doing whatever they can to stop the slaughter of horses. Willie Nelson has been an advocate against the slaughter of wild horses for years and of the almost 70 horses he owns, 25-30 were rescued directly from slaughter. He believes it’s our job to protect them and makes it a point to support many of the groups that work in this area. His passion and advocacy His daughter Amy and granddaughter Raelyn have joined in the fight testifying against the slaughter of horses and are making it a point to work with the State of Tennessee’s legislative branch to keep the dialog about any laws concerning these issues open. “Here’s another great example of someone with high visibility taking the time to support this cause and who brings along not only his family but thousands of fans around the world to join him. There’s a reason why people like Willie Nelson. The man shows his dedication to horses and doing the right thing every day of his life. Willie definitely walks the talk,” states WHIA Executive Director, Catherine Masters. The Whinnys are an awards program set up by the Women’s Horse Industry Association. The awards will be given out on October 6 in Nashville, Tennessee at the Rhythm and Hooves benefit to save horses. The event will raise funds for three equine charities: The Cloud Foundation, The Equestrian Aid Foundation and NetPosse.com. The benefit will be a part of the WHIA’s Annual conference (October 6-8 at the Radisson Hotel Opryland) where women in the horse industry will gather to exchange information and business. For additional information on the WHIA and its upcoming conference and benefit, please visit Women’s Horse Industry or call 615-730-7833. Rhythm and Hooves Awards to Recognize Country Music Industry
June 29, 2011 – Nashville, TN – The Women’s Horse Industry is pleased to announce an awards program dedicated to the men and women in country music who have a passion for helping and saving horses. The event will be held in conjunction with the Rhythm & Hooves benefit auction on Thursday, October 6 at the Radisson Opryland. Nominees from the country music industry will be presented awards for their efforts with horses. After the awards are presented, there will be an auction to benefit the Cloud Foundation, The Equestrian Aid Foundation and Stolen Horses/NetPosse.com. “These are great equine charities and we hope the Nashville music industry will help us raise money by providing items for the auction,” states Debby Lening, VP of the Women’s Horse Industry. “I know that there are a lot of country music artists and other music industry executives who have a real passion for helping horses so we thought that it would make a lot of sense to identify, recognize and award them for their efforts,” states Catherine Masters, Executive Director of WHIA. If you would like to nominate someone from the country music industry for these awards, please send an email to: whra44@yahoo.com with the nominee’s name and why they should be nominated. Jennifer Foster, CEO of EQ Bookkeeping, to Participate at the 2011 WHIA Networking ExpoNashville, TN – The Women’s Horse Industry Association is pleased to announce that Jennifer Foster, CEO of EQ Bookkeeping, will be participating at the event as an exhibitor and speaker. The 2011 WHIA Networking Expo will be held at the Radisson Hotel Opryland in Nashville, Tennessee October 6-8 and will include exhibits as well as a variety of panels and seminars. Plus, this year there will be a benefit auction called RHYTHM & HOOVES, which will raise funds to save horses and incorporate the Nashville music community. EQ Bookkeeping was formed to provide equine business owners the financial support they need to operate a profitable horse business. The company provides day-to-day accounting, consulting, and tax preparation services to breeders, trainers, riding stable operators, farriers, veterinarians and other equine related businesses. EQ Bookkeeping services clients throughout the United States and worldwide. Foster will be one of the speakers on the “Making Your Business Profitable” panel on Saturday, October 8th. “Jennifer is a great speaker and has made presentations at several of our other conferences. She is always a crowd pleaser and we are delighted that she will again be helping others become more successful in their equine businesses,” states WHIA Executive Director, Catherine Masters. WHIA Newsletter – May 1, 2011Hi Everyone: The long-awaited 2011 Women You Should Know in the Horse Industry e-book is almost finished. We are just going over the listings and ads making sure we have everyone who signed up. Thanks to everyone who took a listing or an ad. We should have it out on or before Mother’s day. IF YOU HAVE NOT SENT YOUR AD IN BY MONDAY, MAY 2 AT 5PM, YOU WILL NOT BE INCLUDED. The book looks great and Debby has done a fabulous job on putting it together for us. We are going to make some changes at the WHIA. We are going to drop the word “Association”. It confuses some people and we feel that it doesn’t really portray what we are. We are a business network made up of women working in the horse industry. Our only mission is to provide our members with low cost or no cost advertising and promotional programs and to help our members gather the information and the contacts they need to succeed. We will change the name to The Women’s Horse Industry Network. WHIN. I really like the sound of that, don’t you? “WIN with WHIN”. It will take us a while to get everything changed but we’ll do it. So, please excuse our dust on our website as we make these changes. We have a lot of advertising and promotional items in the marketplace right now for our upcoming events, etc. so we cannot make the change immediately. This is a MASSIVE job but we expect to have all the 500+ website pages, ad copy, etc. with our new logo changed to reflect our new name shortly after the October conference. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=13786 WHIA Partners with Equestrian Aid Foundation for Global Breast Cancer CampaignThe Women’s Horse Industry Association has announced a global partnership with the Equestrian Aid Foundation to raise funds for women affected by breast cancer. The Equestrian Aid Foundation is a 501c3, which provides financial assistance to equestrians, horsemen and equine professionals who are suffering from catastrophic illnesses or injuries. Funding is provided for medical, rehabilitation and other basic needs, such as food and housing. Called “Ponie Express for Breast”, the campaign consists of trail rides and hikes around the world. The events are open to everyone who wants to support this cause and all proceeds will go directly to women in the equine industry who have been or who are currently dealing with breast cancer. “This is a great cause and one that we know many people who have been affected by this disease will support. Plus, it’s a fun way to meet other equestrians and at the same time support women in our industry. The Equestrian Aid Foundation helps many people in the equine industry and we are looking forward to helping them raise more funds for their efforts,” states WHIA Executive Director, Catherine Masters. Japan Equine Relief
The WHIA is collecting supplies and cash for equine businesses in Japan following the massive earthquake. We are working with the U.S. state department and Japanese associations. Details will follow soon! Executive Director Catherine Masters lived in Japan for five years and her heart is broken by the horrible natural disaster in Japan. She is asking all of the WHIA members to help her raise money and supplies for the victims and the horses. As soon as we are confident that our money and supplies will get to the proper authorities, we will contact you again. As you know, the breeders, the riding clubs and the horse owners will need everything. CASH is probably the best thing we can send. Due to massive destruction it may take us a little while to get the proper channels working with us. Thanks for helping us ahead of time! Catherine Masters Women’s Horse Industry | P.O. Box 724 | Madison | TN | 37116 Top Equestrian Leaders to Speak at Canadian Women’s Horse Industry Conference, March 4-5, 2011The WHIA Global headquarters has announced that top equestrian leaders are signing up to participate at the WHIA Canadian conference as speakers. The conference will be held March 4-5, 2011 in Toronto at the Crowne Plaza Hotel. Equine Wellness Magazine is the platinum Media Sponsor and will assist in the marketing and promoting of the event. Participating on the panel entitled, “THE BUSINESS OF HORSES”, March 4, 2011 is Melissa Monardo. Monardo is the Marketing Manager for the Ontario Equestrian Federation. On a horse since age four, she has enjoyed many competitive successes in the hunter/jumper rings. She earned an Honours degree in Communications at the University of Ottawa and upon graduation became the Marketing Manager at the Ontario Equestrian Federation (OEF). As Marketing Manager, Melissa helped to create a marketing department from the ground up. And, has been instrumental in developing and maintaining corporate partnerships; creating and implementing marketing campaigns; and publishing one of the most widely circulated equine publications in Ontario. Melissa is also an active volunteer, most recently working on the Take the Podium committee that raised funds in support of the Canadian Dressage team that competed at the 2010 World Equestrian Games. Read more> http://www.horsesinthesouth.com/article/article_detail.aspx?id=13095 John Allan from Equine Wellness Magazine to Speak at Canadian Women’s Horse Industry ConferenceThe Canadian Women’s Horse Industry Association is pleased to announce that John Allan, the Associate Publisher of Equine Wellness Magazine, will be participating as a speaker at the conference. The conference will be held March 4-5, 2011 in Toronto at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel. Allan will participate on March 5, 2011 on the panel “Making the New Media Landscape Work for You and Your Business”. Allan brings to the table extensive experience is social networking. From radio, print, magazines to the web, Allan has always focused on communication between businesses and their clients. Delivering the message is the important part of what John accomplishes, whatever the medium. The internet was a natural progression and is an important tool in today’s environment. “Social Media has always been with us in one form or another, and today it’s just easier to reach more people. But, the problem remains, does your message create the right response? I hope to demonstrate the common errors to avoid and the strategies you can use to succeed,” he states. Allan’s company is also the Platinum Media Sponsor of the event. “When we heard about this event we knew that we wanted to help spread the word,” he adds. |
