Jan. 10, 2005 is the deadline date for nominations for the annual Equine Industry Vision Award, which will be presented at the American Horse Publications (AHP) Annual Seminar in Seattle, Wash., on June 10, 2005. Pfizer Animal Health sponsors the award in partnership with AHP and developed it to recognize outstanding leadership, creativity and meritorious contributions in the equine industry.

Anyone is eligible to be nominated or to nominate a candidate for the award and nominees may include individuals and/or organizations. Candidates may be considered for a single outstanding visionary achievement or for sustained outstanding contributions that have made a profound impact on the equine industry.

In recognition of these achievements, the award recipient is given the Equine Industry Vision Award Perpetual Trophy, created in the finest full lead crystal by master artisan Peter Wayne Yenawine and commissioned by Pfizer Animal Health. In addition to the perpetual trophy, the winner receives a smaller version of the award as a memento of this unique recognition.

At a breakfast sponsored by Pfizer Animal Health during the AHP Seminar in Lexington, Ky. in June 2004, the third annual Equine Industry Vision Award was presented to the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA). AQHA was selected to receive this prestigious honor because of the organization’s vast, positive impact on the equine experience worldwide. More than just the largest breed registry in the world, the AQHA focuses on educating those new to the horse industry and making horses of all kinds more accessible to people everywhere