11 October 2014, Tarbes, France ~ Eleven young apprentice jockeys line-up for the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival’s HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship (IFAHR) race to be run at the Tarbes race course in the south of France on Sunday, October 12. The UAE’s Ahmed…
FEI Judge and Technical Delegate, Dereck Lienbenberg, Remembered
10 October 2014, Lausanne ~ Derek Liebenberg (RSA), FEI 4-star Judge and Technical Delegate, Chief Steward and Course Director, passed away on 8 October after losing his battle with cancer. He was 54 years old. Affectionately known as Zulu, he was appointed as the FEI’s Regional Development Officer for Africa in 1998 and worked tirelessly to…
In Honor of Zulu Liebenberg
9 October 2014, South Africa ~ We celebrate the life of Derek (Zulu) Liebenberg, (1960-2014), Naval Officer, South African National Equestrian Schools Association (SANESA), Endurance Ride Association of South Africa (ERASA), FEI Endurance Development Officer, Namibia and Botswana, husband and father. The man the world knew as Zulu was born in Impangeni Zululand in KwaZulu Natal Provence on 28…
IFAHR International Agreement Created to Align Arabian racing
7 October 2014 Paris ~ The 17th General Assembly meeting of the International Federation of Arabian Horse Racing Authorities (IFAHR), held at the Le Meridien Hotel in Paris on Monday, 6 October, gave an additional responsibility to Ms Lara Sawaya, Executive Director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat…
One World, 5 Continents Will Unfold in Abu Dhabi
6 October 2014, Paris ~ Over 800 members of the Purebred Arabian Racing fraternity representing 56 countries will descend on Abu Dhabi, the world capital of Purebred Arabian racing to celebrate ‘One World, 5 Continents’ between November 5 and 9, 2014 to mark the end of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global…