18 January 2015, Shanghai, China ~ HORFA2016, the China Horse Industry Conference and Fair to be held from 14-15 April 2016, in Shanghai, will be a good B2B platform for investors, buyers and industry vendors, according to organizers. The Beijing Olympics in 2008 provided a significant boost for the Chinese equestrian industry The HORFA project…
Al Nabooda Leads a Treble at Abu Dhabi Racing
17 January 2016, Abu Dhabi, UAE ~ Its been a landmark season for Khalid Khalifa Al Nabooda, a prominent local owner-breeder. On Sunday, 17 January, he continued his winning ways to celebrate a three-timer at the Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club’s meeting in the nation’s capital. Al Nabooda’s tally for the season is now 17, already…
Swedish Delight in Oman in Ladies World Championship Series
16 January 2016, Muscat, Oman ~ For the second year in a row it was a Swedish lady jockey’s win in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies World Championship (IFAHR) race series. Jhannah Stolt on Graffiti BVF became the first qualifier…
Second UK Lad Benefits from RSF Mentorship Program
16 January 2016 ~ Another worthy candidate has been chosen from the United Kingdom and will leave for a study program at Lexington, Kentucky, on 18 January, under the Racing Scholarship Fund (RSF) as part of the International Federation of Horse Racing Academies (IFHRA) initiative. Twenty-two-year old Ryan Colley from York is the first representative…
Winners of Creative Sports Awards Celebrated in Dubai
14 January 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland ~ HE Sheikh Khalid Bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, Kingdom of Bahrain, FEI 2nd Vice President, member of the FEI Executive Board and President of FEI Regional Group VII, was awarded the Arab Administrator Award – Kingdom of Bahrain. FEI Honorary President and Goodwill Ambassador, HRH Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein,…