Al Khamsa 2009 Publication Award
Amidst last week’s flurry of events, I almost forgot to report that Daughter of the Wind was awarded the 2009 Publication Award at the Al Khamsa Convention in Redmond OR, for “garnering international support in favor of the asil Arabian horse”.
That international support is coming from you, dear reader, and it is you that this award recognizes. I cannot tell you how much this award means to me, and I wish to extend a heartfelt thank you to all the folks who nominated me for this award.
I started this blog in early 2008 because I wanted to keep all my musings about horses in one place. Eighteen months and three hundred and fifty thousand clicks later, I am still amazed at how fast it grew, and at the quality and variety of the readership. (My web stats even show a growing 5% propportion of Chinese readers, who are just lurking for now, so I guess it’s time for a multi-script interface that also includes Arabic).
Photo below by Karsten Scherling (by now, I have learnt to type Karsten’s name with my eyes shut..)
Congratulations Edouard for receiving this high honor. The news made me extremely happy, as your blog is a source of great inspiration and encouragement for all lovers of the Authentic Asil Arabian Horse (I Have A Dream). I know the gratefulness I feel, for all of your hard work, is not unique and I applaud all of your efforts and courage, for all the words that you author and publish. Congratulations and may the horse always be with you!!!!
Ralph
Mabrouk, Edouard. Don’t be so modest. You are uniquely placed between Eastern and Western asil breeders, which is why your ‘take’ on things is so important, and also why your blog is such a success and attracting such serious readership.
Keep up the good work, my friend.
I was very happy when I found Your Blog,Edouard.You made a FORUM,where we (breeders and fans) can change our opinions about the asil arabian horse.Your Blog makes connection between us at all around the world.
It was a big idea to made this Forum.
Congrate for the ” Al Khamsa 2009 Publication Award”
László
So true, Laszlo. This has become an amaziing forum.
Tzviah