ÿþ<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type"content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <meta name="Author" content="World Arabian Horse Organization (c) 2002 all rights reserved" /> <meta name="Description" content="Official World Arabian Horse Organization Web Page, WAHO 2006 Conference, Istanbul, Turkey - Purpose - WAHO News" /> <meta name="KeyWords" content="WAHO 2006 Conference, Istanbul, Turkey, arabian horse, arabian horse, arabian horses, arabs, World Arabian Horse Organization, WAHO, W.A.H.O., Jay Stream, Jay Stream, Abu Dhabi, arabian breeders, Arabian horse breeder," /> <meta name="Classification" content="Business" /> <meta name="GENERATOR" content="Microsoft Visual Web Developer" /> <title>World Arabian Horse Organization - 2006 Conferefce Syria</title> </head> <body background="Images/Waho2006/background.jpg" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000" link="#7797D2" vlink="blue" alink="#33FF33"> <center> <table width="100%"> <tr><td></td></tr> <tr align="Center"><td><IMG SRC="Images/Waho2006/header.jpg" border=0></td></tr> <tr><td></td></tr> </TABLE> </Center> <br /> <b> <big>2006 WAHO CONFERENCE, SYRIA</big><br /> The WAHO Conference was highly successful and enjoyable, and we sincerely thank our hosts, the Syrian Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform and The Syrian Arab Horse Association, for such a wonderful event. <br /><br /> <big>WAHO OFFICIAL BUSINESS:</big><br />All Agenda items which required a vote of the Delegates to the WAHO General Assembly were passed. These included:<br /> <ul> <li>The re-election of the WAHO Executive Committee with two new members, Dr Marek Trela (Poland) and Mr Sami Bin Suleiman Al Nohait (Saudi Arabia); </li> <li>The re-activation of the Applying Registering Authority Membership of Ecuador; </li> <li>The acceptance of new Applying Members Estonia and Croatia and permission for Chile to register the Arabian horses of Peru. </li> <li>The updated WAHO Registration and Stud Book Rules contained in the booklet  Requirements for Establishing & keeping a Stud Book were approved in their entirety; </li> <li>That all parent-verified foals of registered purebred Arabian parents must be eligible for registration provided they fulfill all WAHO and Registering Authority Member registration rules, irrespective of whether or not the sire has any form of  stallion licence ; </li> <li>That there can only be one registering authority member per country or area of jurisdiction without the express permission of the existing Voting Member; </li> <li>That apart from formally agreed exceptions (eg. Germany registering the Arabian horses of Luxembourg) all Arabian foals must only be registered in their country of birth; </li> <li>That WAHO does not allow the registration of cloned Arabian horses, or any offspring or descendants of cloned Arabians.</li> </ul> A new Consultant, Mr Xavier Guibert from France was appointed to the WAHO Executive Committee. <br /><br /> Rear-Admiral James Carine, who has helped WAHO in several capacities over the years and who has been Independent Chairman of the WAHO Stud Book Advisory Sub-committee and Independent Co-Chairman of the World Registrars Meeting, was made an Honorary Life Individual Associate Member of WAHO by unanimous vote of the General Assembly on the occasion of his official retirement from WAHO. <br /><br /> There was also a very moving tribute to the late Jay Stream, former WAHO President. <br /><br /> Reference the situation between WAHO and Arabian Horse Association (AHA) and Purebred Arabian Trust (PAT) of America. WAHO President Dr. Hans-J. Nagel reported to the Assembly that the door has always been open for further discussions. A meeting was held in Argentina in April 2006 between several members of the WAHO Executive Committee and some of the PAT Board Members. These discussions were reported back to the full Boards of both organizations and some correspondence followed, but at the time of the Conference no firm progress had been made. The Purebred Arabian Horse Registry (PAHR) therefore remains the WAHO Registering Authority Member in good standing for the USA, Canada, Mexico and Panama Imports into America and exports from America continue to be processed by PAHR in the normal way. <br /><br /> <big>WORLD REGISTRARS MEETING:</big><br /> This meeting was very detailed with extremely useful discussions and interchange of ideas between Registrars. All these discussions and related recommendations were reported in full to the General Assembly. <br/><br /> <big>MORE INFORMATION</big><br /> <b>Below are some further links, information and photos that should give you a flavour of the wonderful events, people and horses which those lucky enough to be in Syria will never forget. <br/><br/> A specially commissioned DVD of the WAHO Conference and Associated events made by Dragonfly productions, USA, is now available for purchase - to view a short extract from this film, and to make your order, click on the W.A.H.O. link at this website: <a href="http://www.dragonflyproduction.net" target="_blank">www.dragonflyproduction.net</a> <br/><br/> "A DVD is also now available from Ivy Productions featuring all of the horses from the Conference events and then from the subsequent Desert Tour - a 5 disk set and 5 hours and 40 minutes in length the DVD also comes with accompanying stud catalogues, pedigrees and showing lists where these were available. To purchase or obtain more information please visit <a href="http://ivymediaproductions.com/Preview/Syria1_2007_0.html" target="_blank">http://ivymediaproductions.com/Preview/Syria1_2007_0.html</a>. Further DVDs will also be released and will include the History, Music and Culture of Syria of which there was an abundance and of which we all are very grateful to our very generous Syrian hosts and to the very warm and friendly Syrian people." <br/><br/> The beautiful and thought-provoking 50-minute film "Children of the Wind" which was shown at the WAHO Conference can also be purchased direct from the makers, WAHO members Gerhard & Astrid Skorianz. Please visit: <a href="http://www.kinderdeswindes.com" target="_blank">www.kinderdeswindes.com</a> for all contact details. <br/><br/> WAHO thanks our member from Australia, <a href="http://www.users.bigpond.net.au/montbrae/sharon/index.html" target="_blank">Sharon Meyers</a>, editor of <a href="http://www.arabianhorse.com.au" target=_blank>AHSA Magazine</a>, for so kindly letting us use her excellent article which has been made available through the following link: <a href="Conf2006AHSReport.html" title="Sharon Meyers 2006 WAHO Conference Report Part 1" target="_blank">www.waho.org/Conf2006AHSReport.html</a>".&nbsp;If you want to read more then Sharon Meyers second article on the conference is also available in PDF format through the following link: <a href="ASyrianAdventureSM.pdf" title="Sharon Meyers 2006 WAHO Conference Report Part 2" target="_blank">www.waho.org/ASyrianAdventureSM.pdf</a>.<br/><br/></b> </b> <hr><br/> <table border="0" cellpadding="10"> <tr><td colspan="3" align="center" style="font-size:smaller"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/HansandAdelSafarpresentation.JPG" /><br /><br />Dr. Adel Safar, Syrian Minister of Agriculture receives a special presentation at the<br />Opening Ceremony from Dr. Hans-J Nagel, President of WAHO</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/openingparade1.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/openingparade1.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />The unique Arabian Horse Parade through the streets of Damascus was part of the Opening Ceremony.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/openingparadeShammar2.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/openingparadeShammar2.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Riders brought their Arabians to the Opening Parade from all over Syria, including this group of Shammar Bedouin.</td> <td align="center" valign="middle" rowspan="2" style="font-size:smaller"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Standingonsaddles.JPG" border="0" width="250" /><br /><br />The Bedouin dinner hosted by the Al Bashakem Tribe included feats of horsemanship.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/SafaAlroohA1100b2.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/SafaAlroohA1100b2.JPG" border="0" height="250" /></a><br /><br />Safa Alrooh, a beautiful mare of the Keheileh Da'ajaniet Al Kashrah strain at the Basil Al Assad National Stud.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/SafaAlroohA1100B.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/SafaAlroohA1100B.JPG" border="0" height="250" /></a><br /><br />Safa Al Rooh (Basil/Najwa), 11 year old mare at the National Stud .</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Maroof2.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Maroof2.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Ma'aroof (Mehrez / Mayadah) a handsome 9 year old stallion of the Kehailan Haifi strain at the National Stud.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/majd.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/majd.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Majd (Basil / Mayadah), the 14-year old senior stallion at the National Stud, of the Kehailan Haifi strain.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/GroupatPalmyra7.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/GroupatPalmyra7.jpg" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Just some of the WAHO Post-Conference tour group at Palmyra.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="middle" style="font-size:smaller" rowspan="2"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/LainAlSahra2.JPG" border="0" width="250" /><br /><br />Lain Al Sahra (Majd / Leiali Al Samr) a pretty 2 year old of the Hamdaniet Ibn Ghorab strain at the National Stud</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Anezehhorses.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Anezehhorses.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Anezeh encampment.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/TheRaceisOn.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/TheRaceisOn.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />The Race is On.</td> </tr> <tr><td colspan="2" align="center" style="font-size:smaller"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/TraditionalraceAnezehtribe.JPG" border="0" /><br /><br />Traditional race, Anezeh tribe. The Bedouin are skilled riders, with or without saddles.</td></tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller" colspan="2"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Welcome2WAHObytheTai.jpg" border="0" width="500" /><br /><br />Welcome banner at the Tai reception in Al Qamishli.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller" rowspan="2"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/HamdanietIbnGhorabmarewithStrainOwner.jpg" border="0" width="250" /><br /><br />A Hamdaniet Ibn Ghorab mare at the Shammar parade with her owner, Mouhammed Abd Alaiada Aldara'an Ibn Ghorab, whose family own this strain.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Shammarstallion.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Shammarstallion.jpg" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Al Naif, a fine stallion of the Kehailan<br />Rabdan strain at the Shammar parade.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/WAHOGroupwelcomedbytheSheikhsoftheTai.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/WAHOGroupwelcomedbytheSheikhsoftheTai.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />WAHO Group welcomed by Sheikhs<br />of the Tai and Allied Tribes.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Oldandnewtransporttogether.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Oldandnewtransporttogether.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Motorbikes and Arabians are both equally<br />useful modes of transport in the Syrian desert.</td> <td align="center" valign="middle" style="font-size:smaller" rowspan="2"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/ownerandfoalanezeh.JPG" border="0" width="250" /><br /><br />Bedouin breeder with his fine foal.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/OnthewaytotheTaiTribecelebrations.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/OnthewaytotheTaiTribecelebrations.jpg" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Father and son share a ride on their way to join the celebrations arranged for WAHO by the Tai tribe.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/celebrationsfortheracewinner.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/celebrationsfortheracewinner.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Everyone wanted to congratulate the winner of the traditional race organized by the Anezeh tribe (Fedaan and Sebaa clans).</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Bedouingirls.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Bedouingirls.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Bedouin girls enjoying the WAHO party.</td> </tr> <tr> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Wahoconferenceparticipantswelcomedeverywhere.jpg" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/Wahoconferenceparticipantswelcomedeverywhere.jpg" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Waho conference participants were<br />welcomed everywhere we went.</td> <td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:smaller"><a href="images/Waho2006/confphotos/makingbread.JPG" target="_blank" title="Click to Enlarge"><img src="images/Waho2006/confphotos/makingbread.JPG" border="0" width="250" /></a><br /><br />Making Bread</td> <td align="center" valign="middle" style="font-size:smaller">Full WAHO Conference Report to Follow</td> </tr> <tr><td align="center" colspan="3"><strong><small>© All Photographs are the copyright of Natalie Meredith, Dr Hazaim Alwair and <a href="http://www.in-the-focus.de" target="_blank" title="Click here to visit Gudrun Waiditschka web site.">Gudrun Waiditschka</a> and may<br />not be copied or reproduced in any medium or any format without the express permission of the copyright holders.</ small></strong></td></tr> <tr><td align="center" valign="middle" colspan="3"><strong>To see more Photos, Videos & Articles by participants of the 2007 Waho Conference and Pre/Post-Conference-Tours - <a href="http://www.al-tair.de/waho2007/index.htm" target="_blank">Click here</a></strong></td></tr> </table> <br/> <p align="center"><big>WAHO CONFERENCE, DAMASCUS, SYRIA. APRIL 2007</big></P> <p>On behalf of the President and Executive Committee of WAHO, and of all our Delegates and Individual WAHO Members who were lucky enough to participate in the WAHO Conference in Syria, we extend our most sincere thanks to all the people named below. We are extremely grateful for their invaluable help and generous hospitality in planning and hosting the WAHO General Assembly and Conference in Damascus together with all the unforgettable associated social events and celebratory meals, horse parades and Post-Conference tours. WAHO would also like to extend special thanks to all the Arabian horse owners and breeders throughout Syria who brought their beautiful horses for us to admire throughout the Conference period. Many had great distances to travel, either on horseback or by truck. Together with those we thank by name below, they too were responsible for ensuring that the WAHO Conference in Syria was such as resounding success.</p> <p align="center"><big>WE THANK THEM ONE AND ALL.</big></p> <p><strong>PATRON OF THE WAHO CONFERENCE</strong><br />Dr. Bashar Al Assad, President of Syria</p> <strong>THE SUPREME ORGANIZING COMMITTEE</strong> <table width="600" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>DR. ADEL SAFAR<br /><small>Minister of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform</small></td><td>DR. NABI RASHEID MOHAMMED<br /><small>Deputy Minister of Agriculture</small></td></tr> <tr><td>MOHAMMED ALWADI<br /><small>Director of Arabian Horses Bureau</small></td><td>BASIL JADA AN<br /><small>President, Syrian Arabian Horse Association</small></td></tr> <tr><td>NAJI CHAOUI</td><td>AMIR MARDINI</td></tr> <tr><td>DR. TAREQ ABDEL RAHEIM</td><td>HICHAM GHORAIB</td></tr> <tr><td>BASIL QATTAN</td></tr> </table> <strong>THE SUPPORTING AUTHORITIES</strong> <table width="600" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>MRS. MANAL AL ASSAD, <small>Honorary President, Syrian Equestrian Federation</small></td></tr> <tr><td>GENERAL ABDUL MAJEED, <small>Minister of Interior</small></td></tr> <tr><td>DR. MOHSEN BELAL, <small>Minister of Information</small></td></tr> <tr><td>DR. BESHER AL SABBAN, <small>Governor of Damascus City</small></td></tr> <tr><td>KHALED AL AHMAD, <small>Governor of Deir Ezzor</small></td></tr> <tr><td>ABDEL RAZAQ QOTAINI, <small>Governor of Hama </small></td></tr> <tr><td>GENERAL MOHAMMED NAMMOUR AL NAMMOUR, <small>Governor of Al Hasaka </small></td></tr> <tr><td>DR. MAJED HALEEMEH, <small>General Director of Broadcasting, Syrian Television</small></td></tr> </table> <strong>THE TEAM FROM THE ARABIAN HORSE OFFICE, MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE</strong> <table width="700" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>AHMED AL SHAIKH MOHAMMED</td><td>GHEYATH ALSHAEIB</td><td>MAHMOUD YOUNES</td></tr> <tr><td>ELYAS QABALAN</td><td>THO AL FAQAR ZEYDAN</td><td>EBRAHIM NAQESHBENDI</td></tr> <tr><td>ALI GHAZALA</td><td>BASHAR BEETAR</td><td>DR. AHMED SHREIDA</td></tr> <tr><td>AHMED AL ABOUD</td></tr> </table> <strong>THE TEAM FROM THE SYRIAN ARAB HORSE ASSOCIATION</strong> <table width="700" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>SERGE SAAD</td><td>FADIA ALAISAMI</td><td>OMAR GHALYOUN</td></tr> <tr><td>LOUAI EKRAEIM</td><td>BASIL AL NOURI</td><td>MAHMOUD MADKHANI</td></tr> <tr><td>SALEH KHADAM SROUJI</td><td>SADEK AL KHARAT</td><td>MARYA JDAY</td></tr> <tr><td>MARY SAEID</td><td>MOHAMMED JONAID</td><td>HAITHAM MAZYAD</td></tr> <tr><td>KHALED SULTAN</td><td>WESAM ALWADI</td><td>ABDEL BARY EISA</td></tr> <tr><td>MANAR ABO LIBADEH</td><td>MANAF AZAM</td><td>MOHAMMED MODAGHMESH</td></tr> <tr><td>AHMAD HAJJ WEISS</td><td>NADER KARKOUSH</td><td>MOHAMMAD OHJEE</td></tr> </table> <strong>THE GUEST SPEAKERS</strong> <table width="700" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>AHMED ALMOFTI</td><td>ASA'D AL FARES</td></tr> <tr><td>DR. KAMEL ALSHERADI ALFADELI</td><td>DR. HAZEM ALWAIR</td></tr> <tr><td>DR. SOHAIL ZAKKAR</td><td>DR. TAREQ ABDEL RAHEIM</td></tr> <tr><td>GERHARD & ASTRID SKORIANZ (AUSTRIA)</td><td>CYNTHIA CULBERTSON (USA)</td></tr> </table> <strong>OUR HOSTS OF THE SOCIAL EVENTS</strong> <table width="700" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>SHEIKH ALI MEZWED AL JASEM <small>(Al Bashakem Tribe Dinner Invitation 23/4/07)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>MOHAMMED AL WADI, DIRECTORATE OF ARABIAN HORSES AT THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE <small>(Basil Al Assad Center For The Arabian Horse, horse Parade, 25/4/07). Thanks also to Dr. Ahemed Shrida, Principal of the Centre, and all the staff.</small></td></tr> <tr><td>MAHMOUD ANZAROUTI <small>(Asayel Alsham Stud, Dinner & Horse Parade, 25/4/07 )</small></td></tr> <tr><td>MOHAMMED HAMSHO <small>(Zaman Alkhair Restaurant, Lunch & Horse Parade, 26/4/07)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>NIZAR AL ASA'D <small>(Khan Asa'd Basha, Dinner, 26/4/07)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>KHALED HBOBATI <small>(Orient Club Gala Dinner, 27/4/07)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>BELAL EKRAEIM, ADNAN AL SAOUR, JEHAD HAMO (Hosts) and MAJOR ISSA ABBASS (Director) <small>(Private Breeders Of Damascus Dinner & Horse Parade, Basil Al Assad Equestrian & Shooting Club, 28/4/07)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>OWAIDHAH ALFAYYADH FROM THE RISALEEN OF THE SEBA'A OF ANEZEH; A'ASI HILAIEL AL SHAREKH FROM THE RISALEEN OF THE SEBA'A OF ANEZEH; ABDALLAH ABU SAIFAIN FROM THE FEDAAN, ANEZEH <small>(The Invitation of the Anezeh Tribe (Seba a and Fedaan) , Lunch & Traditional Race, 30/04/07)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>WADEIA KHORI <small>(Horse Parade by the Euphrates River, 30/4/ 2007)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>MAZEN GANAMA <small>(Alfurat Stables Dinner & Horse Parade, 30/4/2007)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>SHEIKH ABDEL RAZAK AL TAI <small>(The Invitation of The Tai and Allied Tribes in Al Qamishli, 1/5/2007)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>SHEIKH GHAZI AL JARBA <small>(The Invitation of The Shammar Tribe In Al Qamishli, 1/5/2007)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>OMAR ANBARJI <small>(Al Andalus Stables, Dinner & Horse Parade in Aleppo, 2/5/2007)</small></td></tr> <tr><td>SHEIKH ABDUL ELAH TAMER TRAD AL MELHEM <small>(Al Hesena Tribe, Lunch & Horse Parade in Hama, 3/5/2007)</small></td></tr> </table> <strong>THE TOURISM TEAM</strong> <table width="700" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>NASH'AT SANADIKI</td><td>BASHAR ALASH</td><td>HASSAN AHMAD</td></tr> </table> <strong>THE FOUR SEASONS HOTEL TEAM</strong> <table width="700" cellpadding="2" border="0" style="margin-top:2px;margin-bottom:15px"> <tr><td>ABBAD KHARSA</td><td>ERFAN EL HAMAD</td><td>ANGELA MOORE</td></tr> </table> <br /> <ul style="margin-left:15px;font-size:smaller"> <li >Thanks also go to all those who brought their camels and especially their horses for the Traditional Race, to name some of them: Marwan Alzayen, Ahmad Galyeon, Abou Fawaz Alatal, Amer Alkharaz.</li> <li>Thanks also go to Mr. Thaher Alsaleh and all those owners who brought the mares & foals to meet us at the roadside for the Conference participants to see.</li> <li>As mentioned above, our sincere thanks also go to all the breeders, owners and grooms who took so much time and trouble to bring their horses for the various Parades, both in Damascus and throughout the Post Conference Tours.</li> <li>Our thanks also go to all the amazing dancers who brought such joyous entertainment to so many of the social events.</li> <li>And finally, our heartfelt thanks go to all the other helpers behind the scenes, the drivers and the tour guides, the photographers and the film makers, the grooms and the riders, the chefs and the caterers, especially the wives and families who supported all the above named people as they worked so hard to make the WAHO Conference such a success - and in particular we extend our thanks to the generous Bedouin ladies who prepared so many delicious meals for so many visitors on our desert journey.</li> </ul> <CENTER> <hr size=1 color="#7797D2"><br/> <B><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" COLOR="001848"SIZE=4>The WAHO Office</FONT><br/> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE=2>Newbarn Farmhouse, Forthampton<br/>Gloucestershire GL19 4QD, United Kingdom<br/>Tel: +44 (0) 1684 274455<br/>Fax: +44 (0) 1684 274422</FONT></B><br/><br/> <A HREF="mailto:waho@btconnect.com"><B>E-Mail: waho@btconnect.com</B></A><br/> <hr size=1 color="#7797D2"> </CENTER> <script type="text/javascript"> var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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