Lexington, Kentucky ~ June 17-19, 2010
1. Complimentary bus tour on Thursday
2. Visit Darley America owned by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoun
3. Take a historical tour of Keeneland Racetrack
4. Sample Kentucky Ale at Alltech Brewery and Kentucky Bourbon at Woodford Reserve Distillery
5. Enjoy “Picnic on the Porch” lunch buffet at Woodford Reserve
6. See the new “A Gift from the Desert” exhibit at The International Museum of the Horse
7. View the exciting new venues for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games at the Kentucky Horse Park
8. Attend sessions on copyright issues
9. Listen to presentation on the results of the AHP Horse Industry Survey
10. Network with your professional peers
11. Learn the results of the 2010 AHP Awards Contest
12. Shop the Student Fund Silent Auction
13. Share ideas in forums and roundtable discussions
14. Learn how the games have changed in media buying from a panel of experts
15. Explore the world of social media
16. Get a “backpack” full of articles on AHP’s 40 Ideas on Tour
17. Listen to the keynote speech on the final leg to WEG.
18. Gather promotional material and publications in the Resource Center
19. Speed-Date for freelancers
20. Attend the Student Party to see who becomes the 2010 Student Award Winner
21. Discover the winner of the 2010 Equine Industry Vision Award
22. Receive a commemorative AHP 40th Anniversary lapel pin
23. Make new contacts
24. Visit with old friends
25. Chance to win a special Breyer model
26. Attend sessions on marketing and branding
27. Get recharged for the year ahead
28. Learn 40 Ideas in 40 Minutes
29. Eat well and often
30. Explore renovated downtown Lexington
31. Attend a Photography Workshop presented by Equine Photographers Network
32. Meet the three AHP Student Award Travel Award winners
33. Discover who will be named the 2010 AHP Spirit Award winner
34. Socialize with fellow AHP members
35. Affordable room rates at Hilton Lexington Downtown
36. Complimentary airport shuttle for Hilton guests
37. It’s a can’t-be-missed-event
38. Build awareness for your publication, service or business
39. Catch up on news in the equine publishing industry
40. Best Reason: Celebrate AHP’s 40th Anniversary
To register: http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/programs/seminars/index.asp
To make hotel reservations:
http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/programs/seminars/files/2010/Hotel_2010.asp
For questions, contact Chris Brune at ahorsepubs@aol.com
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Saturday, April 24, 2010
AHP’s 40 Ideas on Tour
Join fellow AHP members on Thursday, June 17, 2010 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. for a bus tour that will provide attendees with an opportunity to visit some of the best experiences that Lexington area has to offer.
AHP’s 40 Ideas on Tour on Thursday will feature lots of article/blog/Facebook/Twitter/video/podcast ideas with contact information provided. If you don’t get a “backpack” full of articles from tour day, you’ll be asleep on the bus! This is definitely a “learning tour” as well as being fun! Bring your camera, notebook, iPhone, tape recorder (podcasts), video camera, or whatever you need to do your job!
The cost of the tour is complimentary for AHP members registered for the Lexington seminar thanks to the sponsors and hosts who have rolled out the welcome rug to AHP. Lunch at Woodford Reserve is sponsored by Publishers Press, admission fees are compliments of Kentucky Horse Park and Woodford Reserve, and bus transportation is sponsored by Equine Land Conservation Resource, FarmLines Inc.-Equine and Pet Products Distributor, and Friends of AHP.
Non-registered AHP members and/or friends and family of registered attendees are welcome to take the tour for $25 fee.
The tour begins at Darley America based at the historic Jonabell Farm, located in Lexington and owned by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, whose global breeding operation currently stands stallions in six countries around the world.
Hosted by Kentucky Horse Park, the tour continues at The International Museum of the Horse with a coffee break and an opportunity to view the new exhibit, “A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse,” the first major exhibition to explore the dynamic impact of the horse on Near Eastern civilization. Tour includes stops at the new indoor arena and stadium plus other venues at the Kentucky Horse Park ready for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (www.kyhorsepark.com)
Next stop is Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, where we will be treated to the Picnic on the Porch lunch buffet sponsored by Publishers Press. After lunch, attendees will take the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Discovery Tour compliments of Woodford Reserve. (www.woodfordreserve.com)
The final stop on the bus tour will be Keeneland Racetrack for a historic tour of the racetrack, visit to the gift shop, and demonstration by the Lexington Mounted Police in the saddling paddock. (www.keeneland.com)
The AHP Welcome Reception at the Alltech Brewery hosted by Alltech starts at 5:30 p.m. The brewery is located downtown Lexington, Kentucky, at 401 Cross St.
The bus will depart the Hilton Lexington Downtown hotel at 8:00 a.m. Every one taking the tour must take the bus, since we need to keep an accurate count especially for admissions and lunch.
For reservation form, go to: http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/programs/seminars/files/2010/40-Ideas-On-Tour.asp or contact Chris at ahorsepubs@aol.com
For more information about the AHP 40th Anniversary Seminar held on June 17-19, 2010 in Lexington, contact Chris Brune at ahorsepubs@aol.com, or 386-760-7743 or visit www.americanhorsepubs.org/programs/seminars/index.asp.
AHP’s 40 Ideas on Tour on Thursday will feature lots of article/blog/Facebook/Twitter/video/podcast ideas with contact information provided. If you don’t get a “backpack” full of articles from tour day, you’ll be asleep on the bus! This is definitely a “learning tour” as well as being fun! Bring your camera, notebook, iPhone, tape recorder (podcasts), video camera, or whatever you need to do your job!
The cost of the tour is complimentary for AHP members registered for the Lexington seminar thanks to the sponsors and hosts who have rolled out the welcome rug to AHP. Lunch at Woodford Reserve is sponsored by Publishers Press, admission fees are compliments of Kentucky Horse Park and Woodford Reserve, and bus transportation is sponsored by Equine Land Conservation Resource, FarmLines Inc.-Equine and Pet Products Distributor, and Friends of AHP.
Non-registered AHP members and/or friends and family of registered attendees are welcome to take the tour for $25 fee.
The tour begins at Darley America based at the historic Jonabell Farm, located in Lexington and owned by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, whose global breeding operation currently stands stallions in six countries around the world.
Hosted by Kentucky Horse Park, the tour continues at The International Museum of the Horse with a coffee break and an opportunity to view the new exhibit, “A Gift from the Desert: The Art, History and Culture of the Arabian Horse,” the first major exhibition to explore the dynamic impact of the horse on Near Eastern civilization. Tour includes stops at the new indoor arena and stadium plus other venues at the Kentucky Horse Park ready for the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games (www.kyhorsepark.com)
Next stop is Woodford Reserve Distillery in Versailles, where we will be treated to the Picnic on the Porch lunch buffet sponsored by Publishers Press. After lunch, attendees will take the Woodford Reserve Bourbon Discovery Tour compliments of Woodford Reserve. (www.woodfordreserve.com)
The final stop on the bus tour will be Keeneland Racetrack for a historic tour of the racetrack, visit to the gift shop, and demonstration by the Lexington Mounted Police in the saddling paddock. (www.keeneland.com)
The AHP Welcome Reception at the Alltech Brewery hosted by Alltech starts at 5:30 p.m. The brewery is located downtown Lexington, Kentucky, at 401 Cross St.
The bus will depart the Hilton Lexington Downtown hotel at 8:00 a.m. Every one taking the tour must take the bus, since we need to keep an accurate count especially for admissions and lunch.
For reservation form, go to: http://www.americanhorsepubs.org/programs/seminars/files/2010/40-Ideas-On-Tour.asp or contact Chris at ahorsepubs@aol.com
For more information about the AHP 40th Anniversary Seminar held on June 17-19, 2010 in Lexington, contact Chris Brune at ahorsepubs@aol.com, or 386-760-7743 or visit www.americanhorsepubs.org/programs/seminars/index.asp.
Sunday, April 4, 2010
Back Roads Showcase Beauty of the Bluegrass
This is of a personal post of sorts, but it is about something you might enjoy doing yourself while you are here in Lexington for the AHP seminar if you have some free time. Here's the story…
Every once in a while, I'm reminded of why I love it here in the Lexington area so much, and last Friday (Mar. 26) as I drove around the back roads of Kentucky, I was reminded of the biggest reason of all.
A short back story.... My dad and I used to enjoy taking summer road trips in the 1970s, and Lexington was one of our regular stops almost every time. On each trip here, we would spend at least one day driving around the back roads early in the morning and later in the day to enjoy looking at the farms and the horses. The beauty was amazing.
When I had the chance to move to Lexington a few years ago, I remembered those drives with my dad and jumped at the chance to be able to live here. Once I got settled in, I would take many drives on my own. Soon, work and other things took precedence, and I didn't take as many of those drives as I would have liked. Then I lost my job, and the drives stopped all together.
Now after almost a year of unemployment, I have started to think that, sadly, I might have to start looking for work outside the state and move away. That is until last week, when I went out to take a couple photos for the AHP blog post I made about Woodford Reserve.
On the way over to Woodford, I came across a pasture of about a dozen mares and foals. They were all running around and playing and having a grand old time. It made me smile as I watched them enjoying their day. I made note of the field so I could stop and take some photos on the way home.
A little less than an hour later, I did stop at that pasture to take some photos as planned. But, nature interrupted my plans. Or, more accurately, nap time interrupted my plans, as every foal, and almost every mare was stretched out sleeping all over that pasture. Since it was one of the first really nice days of spring, I decided to stay and wait them out. I mean, how long could all those mares and 12 foals nap, right? Well, the wait was almost an hour… and what a wait it was.
It was a cool, sunny spring day. The grass was "fresh" green, and the sky was bright blue without a cloud in the sky as far as the eye could see. A light breeze was blowing and it was very quiet. I mean really quiet. The pasture was on a road that was not heavily travelled – maybe three cars passed the entire time I was there – plus it was far enough away from any main road so you didn't hear any traffic at all. So, the only things I heard for the hour I waited for them to wake up was the wind blowing, the birds chirping, and the occasional swish of the tail of the mare lying closest to me. Talk about a step back in time…
After an hour, some of the mares started to get up and graze, and their foals would get up and go visit mom to get some milk. Soon, almost all of them were up and walking around.
Then, after an hour of shooting photos, something remarkable happened. One of the mares just turned and started walking up the hill towards the barn. Right behind her a few yards, her little one followed. Soon, one by one, all of the other mares and foals followed behind them. It was as if that first mare had given some unheard signal that the day was ending and it was time to head in for the night.
It was a beautiful sight to watch as they all headed up that hill, slowly walking, occasionally stopping to munch on a few blades of grass, and then continuing onward up the hill to wherever they would go to spend the night.
Soon the field was empty and all that was left were the sounds of the wind blowing and the birds chirping. It only lasted a short time, but it is something I'll remember for the rest of my life.
It reminded me of those times long ago with my dad when we would drive around and look at the farms and all the beautiful horses. It also reminded me of why I love it here in the Lexington area so much, and why I'm going to try very hard to find work in this area so that I can stay and continue to enjoy times like I did on this day.
Every once in a while, I'm reminded of why I love it here in the Lexington area so much, and last Friday (Mar. 26) as I drove around the back roads of Kentucky, I was reminded of the biggest reason of all.A short back story.... My dad and I used to enjoy taking summer road trips in the 1970s, and Lexington was one of our regular stops almost every time. On each trip here, we would spend at least one day driving around the back roads early in the morning and later in the day to enjoy looking at the farms and the horses. The beauty was amazing.
When I had the chance to move to Lexington a few years ago, I remembered those drives with my dad and jumped at the chance to be able to live here. Once I got settled in, I would take many drives on my own. Soon, work and other things took precedence, and I didn't take as many of those drives as I would have liked. Then I lost my job, and the drives stopped all together.
Now after almost a year of unemployment, I have started to think that, sadly, I might have to start looking for work outside the state and move away. That is until last week, when I went out to take a couple photos for the AHP blog post I made about Woodford Reserve.On the way over to Woodford, I came across a pasture of about a dozen mares and foals. They were all running around and playing and having a grand old time. It made me smile as I watched them enjoying their day. I made note of the field so I could stop and take some photos on the way home.
A little less than an hour later, I did stop at that pasture to take some photos as planned. But, nature interrupted my plans. Or, more accurately, nap time interrupted my plans, as every foal, and almost every mare was stretched out sleeping all over that pasture. Since it was one of the first really nice days of spring, I decided to stay and wait them out. I mean, how long could all those mares and 12 foals nap, right? Well, the wait was almost an hour… and what a wait it was.
It was a cool, sunny spring day. The grass was "fresh" green, and the sky was bright blue without a cloud in the sky as far as the eye could see. A light breeze was blowing and it was very quiet. I mean really quiet. The pasture was on a road that was not heavily travelled – maybe three cars passed the entire time I was there – plus it was far enough away from any main road so you didn't hear any traffic at all. So, the only things I heard for the hour I waited for them to wake up was the wind blowing, the birds chirping, and the occasional swish of the tail of the mare lying closest to me. Talk about a step back in time…After an hour, some of the mares started to get up and graze, and their foals would get up and go visit mom to get some milk. Soon, almost all of them were up and walking around.
Then, after an hour of shooting photos, something remarkable happened. One of the mares just turned and started walking up the hill towards the barn. Right behind her a few yards, her little one followed. Soon, one by one, all of the other mares and foals followed behind them. It was as if that first mare had given some unheard signal that the day was ending and it was time to head in for the night.
It was a beautiful sight to watch as they all headed up that hill, slowly walking, occasionally stopping to munch on a few blades of grass, and then continuing onward up the hill to wherever they would go to spend the night.
Soon the field was empty and all that was left were the sounds of the wind blowing and the birds chirping. It only lasted a short time, but it is something I'll remember for the rest of my life.
It reminded me of those times long ago with my dad when we would drive around and look at the farms and all the beautiful horses. It also reminded me of why I love it here in the Lexington area so much, and why I'm going to try very hard to find work in this area so that I can stay and continue to enjoy times like I did on this day.
Driving around the back roads of this area is, without question, one of the top things to do when visiting Lexington. So, if you plan to arrive a few days before the seminar, or stay a few days after, if you get the chance, I highly recommend taking a drive either on your own or on one of the bus tours. The beauty of the farms, the miles of green pasture, plus all the wonderful horses you will see, are memories that will last a lifetime.
Photos by Rick Capone
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