Awards & Accomplishments

Judith Forbis wins the
2004 John W. Galbreath Award
for Outstanding Entrepreneurship
in the Equine Industry.

History was made when this coveted
award was presented, for the first time,
to a woman, and for the first time,
to a breeder of Arabian horses.

The John W. Galbreath Award for Outstanding Entrepreneurship in the Equine Industry has been presented each year since 1990 to one individual whose success within the industry has been due to the utilization of uncommon abilities or innovative approaches to business management.  Each recipient has had a positive impact on the equine industry because of his entrepreneurship and has gained widespread respect for it.  This award is one of the most prestigious in the equine industry.

Don and Judith Forbis celebrated their 45th anniversary with friends at the Egyptian Event.  In 2008, five years later, the Pyramid Society honored them on their 50th.  Don passed away later that year of cancer.  Breeders from around the world gathered in Mena, Arkansas, for the memorial service.

Don and Judi accept the Arabian Horse Trust
Hall of Fame award honoring *Ansata Ibn Halima as one of the great Arabian horses of all time.

The Ellen Scripps Davis Memorial Breeders Award
which recognizes an individual (or individuals) who consistently breed outstanding horses, also came to the Forbises on the night as the first Arabian breeders to receive this honor.
 

David O'Conner, president of the U.S. Equestrian Federation commenting on this award said: "Greatness is in our midst this evening.  There is no doubt that our award winners possess talent, determination and the capacity for plain hard work. But in addition, they possess that special something..... that rare combination of talent, luck and timing that has allowed them to achieve things that most only dream about." 

OTHER AWARDS RECEIVED BY
DONALD AND JUDITH FORBIS

Al Khamsa Inc. Publications Award 2004
to Judith Forbis for
Authentic Arabian Bloodstock II,
awarded at the Al Khamsa annual meeting and banquet in Denver, Colorado, August 7, 2004.

Arabian Breeders Association
Lifetime Breeder's Award 2002
to Donald and Judith Forbis.This award was
presented at the 2003 U.S. National Arabian
Horse Show, together with the 2003 winner,
Bazy Tankersley, one of Judith Forbis's
early mentors and friends.                   

In 2008 the Forbises also received the Region 9 Breeders Achievement Award at the annual Region 9 meeting in Conroe, Texas; the  Lifetime Breeders Achievement Award at the 2008 World Cup Championships in Las  Vegas, New Mexico; and the Pyramid Society's Trustees Award for 2008  at the  Egyptian Event in Lexington, Kentucky,In addition to a special celebration honoring  the Forbises and Ansata's 50th  anniversary.