An unforgettable beautiful day
It has become almost a tradition that the annual general meetings of the Pyramid Society Europe (PSE) take place at a member’s stud farm. At the invitation of the Gerbershagen family, the PSE met this year on June 22 at the Goschenhof near Wassertrüdingen.
The facility, decorated with flowers and loving details, enchanted every visitor and created such a warm atmosphere that every guest felt welcome. With the active support of their children, who had already advertised with a pretty invitation poster, and a good connection to the weather gods, everyone experienced an unforgettable day.
The annual general meeting was held in a small circle in the glass pavilion in the late morning, before after a short lunch break, horses brought along and the stud’s own horses were presented to the general public for appraisal and assessment by the proven A-judge and member Manfred Hain. The evening ended with many conversations over an opulent barbecue.
On the agenda of the annual general meeting were reports and by-elections. The annual report of President Bettina von Kameke dealt with the difficult situation in the Arab scene. While in the USA the Pyramid Society was dissolved and transformed into a foundation, in Germany the SE breeders are struggling with problems such as drastically increased veterinary costs, extremely tense market conditions and critical feed conditions due to climate change. In Europe in general, things don’t look much better, because only in Italy there are still numerous shows and a lot of enthusiasm. This was also noticeable in Morocco at the breeders’ meeting in April for some members of the PSE who had participated. Nevertheless, the number of members also decreased drastically in the past financial year, which was also reflected in the cash report of treasurer Gabriele Seidlitz-Oster. The circle is getting smaller and smaller and cohesion is needed more than ever.
Accordingly, the PSE must therefore be cautious in its support of shows and will sponsor a prize for the best SE horse bred by a European in Europe for this year’s Egyptian Event Europe in Bergamo as well as for Vichy. Last year’s EEE in Vichy was a great success and a further confirmation of a successful showcase of the PSE to the outside world. Bergamo on September 7 will be too.
Two by-elections for board positions had become necessary after secretary Gudrun Irtzing and deputy chairwoman Maya Jones resigned from their offices in December. The president thanked both of them for their commitment and reported that Christoph Gerbershagen had already held the office of one of the two deputies on a provisional basis and was now standing for election for one year. He was elected unanimously, as was Petra Nutt, who would like to actively shape the post of secretary.
The presentation of the horses was opened with the charismatic PSE Atlanta and his son out of Amani Colours from Royal Colours Abia El Mujid. The mare Laia Al Batra was judged, who thrilled all spectators with her melting. The bay mare Orea Naomie by The Verdict HG had other qualities and the yearling group of the Goschenhof, all of whom were from the young stallion Abia El Mujid, gave room for discussions of parallels. A mare Nedschd Nile Nabilah bred by Gabi Schuster convinced with her type and Raimund Wöhr had brought a mare HAR Marsia with her colt by DA Nafis.
Christina Däubler showed small insights into the classic work in hand with three horses of different age groups and limitations with impressive pictures. From the Goschenhof there were still two-year-old mares to see, which expressed their inner qualities not only in the ring but also in the playpen next to the spectator tables.
On the occasion of this beautiful event, the Gerbershagen family had called for a 1:4 donation for cbm, the Cristoffel Blind Mission e. V., who wants to build a well for a region in Togo threatened by hunger. It was possible to collect about € 2500, so that with an increase from the state side, four times as much, namely € 10,000, can go to the mission and thus a well can be built in Togo.
Once again, it has been shown that personal commitment and initiative lead to such positive experiences. All visitors to these family event got very close to the horses and the PSE provided background information with CDs and a book table. The horses have done their part and the people have honoured them with their presence.
