Featherlite Trailers and Wahl Clipper Corporation Announce Partnership; Featherlite Named `Official Trailer' of Wahl Equestrian Center and Nevada Joe

CRESCO, Iowa--Aug. 1, 20041, 2004--Featherlite(R), Inc. , is pleased to announce its partnership with the Wahl(R) Clipper Corporation. As part of this new joint venture, the Wahl Equestrian Center arena will be designated as "The Featherlite Arena." Featherlite also becomes the "Official Trailer" of the Wahl Equestrian Center and Nevada Joe, a wild mustang adopted by Wahl.

"Featherlite is very pleased to join with Wahl Clipper Corporation, one of the world's premier animal grooming companies, to help enhance the training of horses and to provide educational programs for horse owners through the Wahl Equestrian Center," Eric Clement, Featherlite vice president/sales, said. "We also are excited to know that Nevada Joe will be transported in a Featherlite trailer, as Wahl continues their efforts to promote the adoption of wild horses such as Nevada Joe."

"It is an honor to have the opportunity to partner up with Featherlite," states Ken Duncan, Animal Division Director of Sales & Marketing, Wahl Clipper Corporation. "Wahl and Featherlite share the same enthusiasm about the horse industry and look forward to reaching out to the horse owners with our cross marketing efforts through the Wahl Equestrian Center. Featherlite and Wahl are very similar companies that share the same beliefs."

A 220-acre facility, the Wahl Equestrian Center is located near Wahl's corporate headquarters in Sterling, Ill., and features a heated indoor arena, two outdoor arenas, camping facilities, a western retail store and boarding capacity of 210 indoor stalls. The facility serves horse owners seeking equine education and offers various horsemanship training clinics, breed shows, high school rodeos and other events. The Wahl Equestrian Center is also home to equine training clinician, Clinton Anderson and his Downunder Horsemanship.

Nevada Joe is a wild mustang adopted from the Federal Bureau of Land Management as part of the Wild Horse Project. Wahl brought Nevada Joe to its Equestrian Center and trained him to become a member of equine society. Horse owners followed Nevada's Joe's extraordinary progress for twelve consecutive months in 2002 in the pages of Horse Illustrated magazine.

Nevada Joe now makes numerous appearances at equine events across the country. The mustang has helped create a greater public interest in the adoption and care of wild horses and burros. As part of Featherlite's sponsorship, Nevada Joe will make his traveling home in a new Featherlite horse trailer.

"Featherlite is excited to help expose horse enthusiasts of all ages to Nevada Joe," Randy Lewis, Featherlite national sales manager, said. "The Wild Horse Project is an important educational tool providing knowledge on the adoption of wild horses."

Featherlite is a designer and manufacturer of aluminum trailers, including standard and custom gooseneck, bumper pull and living quarters horse trailers. Featherlite trailers are sold through a network of 220 dealers across the United States and Canada.

Wahl Clipper Corporation is the largest manufacturer and oldest and original inventor of the electric hair clipper with premium products in many markets including the equine and livestock industries.

"Featherlite and Wahl Clippers are leaders in their respective industries," Clement said. "We look forward to a long relationship in support of horse and livestock owners everywhere."

For more information on Featherlite trailers, call Featherlite at 800-800-1230 or visit www.fthr.com/news. For more information on Wahl Clipper products or Nevada Joe, please visit www.wahl.com or call 800-PRO-WAHL

Photos: contact Nicole Ausdemore, 800-800-1230