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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, worldwide.
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Don and
Judi Forbis celebrate their 45th anniversary
with
friends at the
Egyptian Event. They are going
for the gold in
2008! |
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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. |
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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.
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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. |
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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
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The Forbises
helped reawaken the western and the Arab world to the joy of the
Egyptian Arabian horse. They dreamed, and made their
dreams
and those of others come true.
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