lifestyle photos & other extras Scenes from the Dubai World Cup, 2007 Dubai World Cup, 2007 Dubai World Cup, 2007 Dubai World Cup, 2007 Loretta, Jorge, Jere, and Amy at Riyadh's great Brazilian Restaurant, 2007 Jere, Amy, Bandar, and Loretta at the Brazilian really big lobsters from the fish souk in Riyadh lobsters about to be broiled Muscat, Oman Muscat, Oman Muscat, Oman Muscat, Oman there are millions of doves around Riyadh, and a few strange birds stable mascot "Lucy" aka "Queen of Janadriyah" Lucy and an interloper easygoing arabian style easygoing european style even the car washers have easygoing style in Janadriyah the Janadriyah Cultural Festival is held every February with events broadcast on Saudi TV the great camel race is held during the Janadriyah Cultural Festival King Abdullah greets the winner of the great camel race, 2006 Our friend Tom from Scotland is the dairy mgr for Crown Prince Sultan Tom kindly let us tour the dairy which makes cow, camel, and goat milk the male calves are fattened and used for meat our friend Ryan trains the show arabians Ryan "hypnotizing" an arabian Ryan treated us to a show run-through at the arabian pavilion, 2007 The Rat Pack, Dubai World Cup, 2006 Christmas dinner at the farm, 2005 Our chefs, Jere and Joven Halloween Party, Jere and Julio, 2004 Halloween Party, Diego's jockeys and farrier, and Jorge Halloween Party, Diego, Owen, and some floozy Halloween Party, Tom Halloween Party, Amy, Mecca, and Angela Halloween Party, Amy and Juan Halloween Party, Fernando and Siobhan Halloween in Houston, Jack Smith Halloween in Houston, Joe Smith Golf at Dhirab, Jere and Julio, 2005 Golf at Dhirab Golf at Dhirab Golf at Dhirab the big beef the big beef with Jere and Joven Jere's cow on a spit Jere's favorite goat Jere's favorite goat on a bed of saffron rice Joven Jere's wine Jere's kingfishing trip in Dubai, 2005 the beach in Dubai Walad (by Torrey Canyon), 2004 Walad one year later, 2005 Torrey Canyon Torrey Canyon in his paddock Thoughtless at age 25 Thoughtless in his stall Thoughtless in his air conditioned stall Stallion grooms Stallion groom with Official Flame Freequent Alysheba and grooms Alysheba and Amy Alysheba in his paddock Alysheba print in the Prince's palace Blue Burner in his stall Outrider David picking up a horse, with one of King Abdullah's retired racehorses "the blueboys", Ian Jory and Keith Dickey King Abdullah's jockeys celebrate a win "blueboy" Keith and others behind the gate the big rivalry, the blue team vs. the white team kids playing at the races retired racehorses are the outriders' ponies kids with the outriders' ponies outriders David and Faisal Prince Miteb with trainers and jockeys the paddock the track Jorge and Jere promotional shot of Jere promotional shot of Jere Bernard, Frank, Jere, and Fernando Jere's bosses Nagi and Zakocity in Taif Bashshash Frank McGovern, DVM and Fernando Garcia Sr., DVM Frank Frank and Jere Fernando Garcia Jr., DVM and assistants Siobhan McAuliffe, DVM and visiting vet Bryan mare and foal waiting for Dr. Doolittle Abkar and Bandar Jeelan Motakamil swimming with Mohammed Sinead, Bryan, Fernando, Siobhan, and Jere at the track dining room the track dining room the track dining room Robin and Sean at the track dining room (we spend a lot of time there!) Thanksgiving party, Angela, Juan Fernando, Verenzuela, Miguel, Jose, Walter Thanksgiving party, Miguel and Villabona Thanksgiving party, Jose, Grammatica, Christian, Fernando ginger cat ginger cat Squeaky, stray cat from Taif Squeaky entrance to the villa Riyadh gas station after tennis at the Equestrian Club high noon at the Equestrian Club Henna art parking in Batha (Philipine town, where they always wash your car) the road from Riyadh Amy and Afra Jorge (our jockey, really) and the pony Lisa riding in the farm's back forty Lisa the camp with newly built dock, before the hurricane, New Orleans the new dock, may it rest in peace with the camp, New Orleans Jere's boat before Katrina, at Delta Marina in Empire, Louisiana Jere's boat was found on the side of the road after Katrina and was repaired Jere, Jack, and Joe at Port O Call in the French Quarter, New Orleans Jere's speckled trout, Louisiana vacation, May 2005 Jere's big redfish, Louisiana vacation, May 2005 Jere heads to King's Cup day at the races, and receives best wishes from Joben, the stable chef Chef Joben and his crew prepared turkey dinner for the team to enjoy after the King's Cup, February 2005 convenience store near the track - it does rain in the desert rules of the road are flexible, driving is not for the faint of heart the Faisal Tower is one of downtown Riyadh's landmark buildings free camel near the track camels occasionally stop traffic Jere relaxes at home by cooking Jere heading to the races in December, winter in the desert is jacket weather Jere in the paddock at the 2005 Dubai World Cup Jere in the "International Village" at the 2005 Dubai World Cup