From May 29 - October 15, 2010, the International Museum of the Horse will host its third major international exhibition, A Gift from the Desert:  The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse, which will:

be on exhibit during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™. 

be attended by up to 500,000 national and international visitors.

be the first major exhibition to explore the impact of the horse on Near Eastern civilization, with particular emphasis on the first horse breed, the Arabian.

be accompanied by both a documentary film and academic symposium

consist of approximately 350 artifacts and works of art from nearly 20 lenders throughout the world.

begin with the arrival of the first horses in the Near East and culminate in the spread of the Arabian breed throughout the world and the renaissance of purebred breeding in its ancestral homelands today

place strong emphasis upon the cultures that created, nurtured and protected their purity, not only in relation to the horse, but also in their myriad contributions to human civilization

Staff Writer

New York, N.Y. - Kentucky's favorite chefs will be working side by side with the James Beard Foundation and celebrity chefs from around the United States during the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games™, which will feature eight world championships in equestrian sport at Lexington's Kentucky Horse Park from September 25 through October 20, 2010.

Cookin' in the Bluegrass:  A Celebrity Chef Dinner Series, will be held at the Kentucky Horse Park's Farmhouse restaurant during the 16 nights of the 2010 Games.  Each night, 80 guests will enjoy dining experiences that replicate the sumptuous dinners held at the prestigious James Beard House in New York City. 

The dinner series stems from collaboration between the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, the James Beard Foundation and the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, and is sponsored by Kentucky Proud, a program of the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, funded by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund.

The celebrity and Kentucky chefs will together prepare dishes reflecting their geographic region or culinary specialties, and will have the opportunity to use Kentucky-grown food products.  Participation by Kentucky Proud, funded in part by the Kentucky Agricultural Development Fund, will highlight the vitality of the farm to table movement and give visiting chefs access to fresh, locally grown food products. 

Proceeds from Cookin' in the Bluegrass will benefit the James Beard Foundation, the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation, and the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games.

Tickets will be available for purchase in February at www.alltechfeigames.com.

Stay tuned for updates on the Farmhouse.  We have all missed our favorite lunch spot this winter and are dreaming of ideas for our new menu!  See you when the grass is green and the weather is warmer!

Short’s Sports & Events, a division of Short’s Travel Management, the official Housing Bureau for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games has developed a priority program for hotel accommodations.  This program will allow you to place a room reservation well in advance of the Games and prior to when most hotel reservations systems will be able to do so. 

Please follow these steps:

1.   Click on this link: https://www.planningpoint.net/Events/HOTELDEPOSITSITE2 or cut and paste the URL onto your web browser.  Should you have any questions, do not hesitate to contact me via email at creimer@shortstravel.com

2.  You will be asked to enter some personal information and general hotel request information, to include the approximate arrival and departure dates.  You will need to place a non-refundable deposit via major credit card, of which all but the administration fee will apply to the hotel room total. 

Once you have completed the online process, you will receive a confirmation of your registration via email.  This will be your receipt of payment as well.  You will not be able to select a specific hotel property at this time, but the data you enter allows the Housing Bureau to most efficiently manage the hotel room blocks amongst constituent groups such as you, the early hotel deposit attendee, the teams, media, sponsors, etc.

3. The specific selection of hotel properties will begin April 27, 2009.  At that time you will have approximately three weeks to make a hotel selection.  The initial deposit amount (minus the administration fee) will be transferred to the hotel guaranteeing your reservation.  Again, please note that this deposit is non-refundable and will show on your statement as Short's Travel Management or PayPal.  Future deposit payments will be made directly to the hotel selected by you.

If you are interested in private home or horse farm rentals, visit our official and exclusive private property rental partner at www.eventhomeleasing.com.  You can submit your contact information as well share the type of property you are interested in renting.

JKS Custom Environments is the official sponsor of the stadium jumps used by the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event at the Kentucky Horse Park.  See them in action Sunday, April 26, 2009 in the new Outdoor Stadium.

The stadium jumps, owned by the KHP Foundation, are unique in the show jumping world because they represent local horse farms, equine businesses, and other attractions. For example jumps representing Keeneland, Churchill Downs, Lane's End Farm, Calumet Farm, and many more make the stadium portion of the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event unlike any other event.

JKS Custom Environments specializes in custom restoration and general contracting and was featured in the October 2008 issue of Builder/Architect Magazine.  For more information visit www.jkscustomenvironments.com.

April 15, 2009

The Kentucky Horse Park Foundation and the  2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games are proud to announce today the launch of a unique fundraiser.

An official Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games tie by vineyard vines®, commissioned by Louisville retailer Parallel 38, will launch during the Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event, the largest annual equine event held at the Kentucky Horse Park, from April 23-26, 2009.

The custom tie features the repeated design of the exciting horse head from the 2010 Games logo and a horseshoe.  Available in red, royal blue, pink and green, the tie will sell for $95 with $10 from the sale of each tie benefiting the Kentucky Horse Park Foundation.

For more information, please download the entire press release below.

The complete competition schedule has been released by the World Games 2010 Foundation for the Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games 2010™, which will be September 25 - October 10, 2010.

The schedule can be downloaded with the link below.