20 April 2015, Lexington, Kentucky ~ The Pan American Equestrian Confederation (PAEC) is pleased to announce the election and appointment of Eric L. Straus (USA) as Secretary General. Straus brings more than 45 years of equestrian experience with significant international and national achievements, coupled with his proven business expertise. Straus served as the Secretary General…
W’rsan Arabians score in Dubai Dressage Championship Finals
The finale of the UAE dressage season run from 13-14 April, the Dubai Dressage Championship, concluded this week at Emirates Equestrian Centre. The country’s top dressage talent competed across six levels, Preliminary, Novice, Elementary, Medium, Advanced Medium and Advanced. W’rsan Stud dressage riders had excellent results riding Arabian horses from the Abu Dhabi farm, gathering two…
FEI Suspends UAE National Federation
9 April 2015, Switzerland ~ The Endurance world is looking to the UAE to take immediate and forceful action to correct transgressions found in the running of FEI endurance events, and to address the basic issue of the welfare of the horse in endurance in the UAE . The Bureau, chaired by FEI President Ingmar…
Bachair Qardabiyah wins Wathba Cup in The Netherlands
20 April 2015, Duindigt, The Netherlands ~ The Netherlands will stage five Wathba Stud Farm Cup races at the Duindigt race course in 2015 under the umbrella of the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival. The first of these five races was run on Sunday, 19 April at the…
Oman’s Al Wardi wins HH Sheikha Fatima race in Toulouse
18 April 2015, Toulouse, France ~ It took over three years for the Best Jockey winner of the inaugural HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak International Awards – Oman’s Azhar Al Wardi – to taste success in the HH Sheikh Mansoor Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak…