21 April, Toulouse, France ~ The HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup (Prix De Carthage – Hannibal) Group 2 on 21 April will mark the debut of the 2017 series in Europe. Two important races backed by the Festival will run…
UK Confirms 2017 HH Sheikh Mansoor Festival Sponsorship
18 April 2017, UK ~ The HH Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan Cup, a Group 1 PA, will be run as part of a full evening of Purebred Arabian racing at Chelmsford City racecourse. With an £80,000 prize fund, this top feature will be supported by the two HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak World…
Boudheib Initiative Update – Driving the Future of Endurance
16 April 2017, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Another endurance season has ended in the UAE as the temperatures are creeping up to 40 degrees. The Boudheib Initiative has been very successful throughout our 2016/17 winter season and is helping the sport to return to its origins whilst the Best Endurance Challenge Award (BECA) is providing…
Welfare of Athletes Top Agenda at FEI Sports Forum 2017
13 April 2017, Switzerland ~ The welfare of equines and human athletes was top of the agenda on day two of the FEI Sports Forum 2017. Scientific data on Eventing risk management, Endurance risk factors and bone fatigue was presented to more than 330 delegates gathered at the International Institute for Management Development in Lausanne…
HH Prince Faissal Honored with FEI Lifetime Achievement Award by FEI
11 April 201, 7Lausanne (SUI) ~ HH Prince Faissal bin Abdullah Al-Saud (KSA) was presented with the FEI Lifetime Achievement Award by FEI President Ingmar De Vos at a special ceremony in Lausanne (SUI) during the FEI Sport Forum 2017. The ceremony, held in recognition of Prince Faissal’s lifelong services to equestrian sport, was attended…