Our aims and objectives
- A non profit-making organisation working towards international recognition of, and dedicated to the improvement and preservation of, the Marwari and Kathiawari horses of India".
- To improve the standard of breeding.
- To help promote and facilitate knowledge on breeding, stable management, veterinary care and training.
- To help in bringing awareness among breeders and owners about the care of horses and to prevent cruelty of any sort in regard to their work and equipment.
- To organise events, shows and exhibitions to promote the breed.
- To coordinate with other such clubs, societies and organisations working for the promotion and betterment of the breed.
- To maintain the registration scheme and stud book entries of horses in UK in collaboration with the IHSI.
- To coordinate with the Government of the UK in regard to import policy and other allied activities for Marwari / Kathiawari horses.
- To do all such other things as may be necessary for or incidental to or conducive to the aims and objects of the Chapter or allied thereto.
2010 COMMITTEE:
- CHAIR: CAROLINE MOOREY
- TREASURER: SUSAN PASHEN
- SECRETARY: BARBARA ADAMS
GENERAL COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
Picture above: Inaugral meeting of Friends of Marwari / Kathiawari Horse UK - Summer 2008
NB:Our Committee year is the calendar year, ie: 1st January to 31st December.
Committe profiles
Caroline Moorey - Chairman: First India ride 2004, been back 10 times since, including Pushkar, Balotra and Nagaur Fairs, judged at Shekhawati horse show twice, formed GB Team for first Indian International Invitational Endurance Race on borrowed Marwari horses - secured Team Gold! Convenor and now Chairman of UK Chapter of FOMHUK.
Susan Pashen - Treasurer: First riding trip to India was Balotra Fair in March 2008 using Marwari horses, having ridden most of her life in Hong Kong and Germany as well as competing riding club level astride and side saddle. Loved the spirit and versatility and romance of riding Marwaris in Rajasthan.
Barbara Adams - Secretary: Has been riding since the age of 9, owned her own horse for over 20 years and completed the Forts & Palaces ride in Rajastan in 2001. Although no longer a horse owner, she still enjoys regular rides locally on horses belonging to her friends. Her day job is a Freelance Personal/Virtual Assistant, a business she started in 2000 following redundancy.
Arthur Hill - Committee Member/Webmaster: Been riding for over 30 years with many overseas trail rides completed. Went to Rajasthan in 2008 and rode Marwaris with "Bonnie" doing the Shekhawati Heritage ride. Been in IT for at least 25 years. Finally took the plunge in 2009 to learn about the construction and publication of websites.
Dale Durfee - Committee Member: Professional photographer and horse lover. On a 425km horseback riding safari trip in Rajasthan India in 1996, she was introduced to the seductive beauty and endurance of the marwari horse. Finding no existing photography, Dale, Francesca Kelly and Raghuvendra Singh Dundlod joined forces to produce a coffee table book, Marwari,which not only raised the breed standard in India, but also introduced this remarkable animal to the world.
Vijit Singh - Committee Member: Indian national living in Britain, surrounded by indigenous horses throughout his childhood in India, Vijit's uncle runs the Royal Equestrian and Polo Centre in Rajasthan. Keen to promote the breed within the West.
Pat Snook - Committee Member: I first became aware of Marwaris when I saw the horses with the strange ears in' The Jewel in the Crown ' nearly 30 years ago. It was not until 2008 that I saw and rode them in real life ,they must be special as I went back out to Rajasthan with 3 of the riders I met on that trip to ride them again in 2009 . The yellow sands of the Rajastan desert are a great contrast to green grass of the Oxfordshire Downs my usual riding country.
Susie Whitcombe - Committee Member: Is best known for her paintings of horses, but she paints other subjects with the same eye for detail. She was in Rajasthan for a couple of weeks in November 2008, painting at Pushka and Nawalgargh amongst other places.
Membership information
If you would like to support these unique breeds please join as a member. Please note that the Membership rates have been held at the same cost as last year.
MEMBERSHIP:
- Individual Yearly Member: UK £25
- Supporter Yearly: UK £10 (no voting rights)
- Life Member: UK £100
- Institution / Corporate / Company Member: UK £500 (for 3 years)
Request membership information pack.
Click the following link to download a Membership Form
Click the following link to open our Friends of Marwari Overview Leaflet.
Membership advantages
By being a member of FOMHUK you will always be the first to be notified with up to date news items, before we publish to the website at a later date.
DONATIONS:
Always gratefully received! All cheques payable to: ‘Friends of Marwari Horse UK’.
We are looking for sponsorship;
if you know of a sponsor or would like to sponsor us please contact us for more details.
Affiliations
FOMHUK is formally afflilated to the Indigenous Horse Society of India which is reponsible for the registration of native horses.
FOMHUK is the UK chapter of the organisation. There are also chapters in France, Italy and USA. See our Links page.
Contact address:
- Caroline Moorey
- Chairman, Friends of Marwari / Kathiawari Horse UK
- The Stables
- Willey Place
- Chamber Lane
- Farnham
- Surrey
- GU10 5ET
- United Kingdom