Tahawi tribel horses as Al Khamsa horses of interest: this is historic

Whereas Al Khamsa, Inc. has an interest in and a history of saving bloodlines of horses of bedouin tribal background outside of North America, and

Whereas expanded communication offered by the internet allows for availability of documentation beyond what could have been imagined when Al Khamsa, Inc. was founded, and

Whereas the standing of Al Khamsa, Inc. allows it to exert peer pressure on international organizations, and

Whereas the status of some of these bloodlines outside of North America is at a critical point, but an amendment to Article I of the Al Khamsa bylaws requires greater than a two-year lead time, be it resolved that:

1) Al Khamsa will recognize the last few remaining asil horses of the Tahawi tribe in Egypt as being “Al Khamsa Horses of Interest” on a preliminary basis, based on previous and current research and preservation efforts conducted by members of this tribe, and other individuals in Europe and North America, and that

2) Al Khamsa, Inc. will entertain the following amendment to Article I of the Al Khamsa bylaws at the annual meeting in 2012.

C. Al Khamsa Arabian Horses

1. General Principles

The status of horses of interest to Al Khamsa is not entirely governed by written documentation. Al Khamsa will not take, as necessarily authoritative, information concerning the pedigrees of horses from any source(s), including registries.

 2. Definition

The horses of primary interest to Al Khamsa, which are called “Al Khamsa Arabian Horses,” are those horses in North America that can reasonably be assumed to descend entirely from bedouin Arabian horses bred by horse-breeding bedouin tribes of the deserts of the Arabian peninsula without admixture from sources unacceptable to Al Khamsa. Al Khamsa reserves the right to determine which horses are called “Al Khamsa Arabian Horses.” (Amended 9/93)

a. In addition to horses of primary interest to Al Khamsa, called “Al Khamsa Arabian Horses,” are those horses elsewhere in the world that can reasonably be assumed to descend entirely from bedouin Arabian horses bred by horse-breeding bedouin tribes of the deserts of the Arabian peninsula without admixture from sources unacceptable to Al Khamsa. These horses will be identified as “Al Khamsa Horses of Interest” after approval, as follows. 

b. Proposals for inclusion in this category may be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Board of Directors at an official meeting, provided that a copy of the proposed amendment(s) has been received by the President not less than seventy (70) days prior to such meeting. The President will forward any proposed amendment(s) to the Board of Directors not less than sixty (60) days prior to such meeting. The responsibility of providing evidence supporting a proposed addition to the list of Horses of Interest to Al Khamsa will belong to the person(s) requesting such addition. Such evidence for each such horse should include information that shows harmony of the addition with the sources of animals already accepted as Al Khamsa Foundation Horses. The Board of Directors may require any other information or make or cause to be made any investigation that in its opinion is pertinent. Further information from any reliable source will be considered.

c. The Board will then report to the Advisory Council its approval of the proposed addition. The proposed amendment will not be subject to amendment from the floor. It may be withdrawn by its originator from consideration by the organization at any time prior to vote upon its Third Person Approval by the Advisory Council. The amendment(s) may be considered to be approved if a two-thirds (2/3) affirmative vote of the Advisory Council is received, provided notice of such a vote is accomplished as in I-C-2-b above.