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HH President of the UAE Endurance ride for juniors
Day also features two Federation Qualifiers |
His Highness The President of the United Arab Emirates Cup
endurance ride will be held on Saturday, February 7, 2009 at
the Bou Thib Endurance Village, Al Khatem, Abu Dhabi.
The UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation, in cooperation with
the Emirates Heritage Club, Abu Dhabi, is organizing The
President Cup for Junior and Young Riders. Over 50 youngsters
have already confirmed their participation for the CEN-JY,
Two-star, 120-km ride, which will be run in five phases of 30
km, 30 km, 24 km, 20km and 16 km respectively. The ride will
begin at 6.30 a.m.
The day will also feature two Federation Qualifying rounds of
44 km and 80 km respectively which has attracted a field of
over 90 riders. Qualifying riders are organized by the UAE
Equestrian Federation every week to enable the riders to
qualify to participate in longer-distance rides.
All the rides on Saturday are being held under the patronage
of Sheikh Sultan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister
and Chairman of the Emirates Heritage Club. The main ride is
being sponsored by The ride was sponsored by Sorouh Real
Estate and the Breeding Stables of Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al
Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs, in Normandy.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Sheikh Saqr bin Faisal
Al Qassimi, Sheikh Abdul Aziz bin Faisal Al Qassimi, Ali
Ghanim Al Marri, Khalifa Ghanim Al Marri, Rashed Salem Mohd Al
Faresi, Mohd Hatim Jumaa Al Junaibi, Hussein Ali A Marzouqi,
Uma Mencia Uranga, Hamdan Mousa Mohd Ali Hammadi, Hamad
Ibrahim Abdullah Al Marzouqi, Naser Khamis Ali Saeed, Rashed
Ahmed Al Bloushi, Abdul Aziz Salemeen Al Ameri, Ahmed Saeed
Mohd Al Faresi, Nasser Khjamis Al Saeed are some of the
contenders for the juniors championship.
The Emirates Heritage Club is closely involved in the
development of several traditional and cultural activities and
sports in the country, including endurance riding. The club
also provides vital training facilities for children in the
UAE and the opening of its modern and excellently planned
endurance village has been welcomed by the equestrian
fraternity as an important step in the development and
teaching of endurance riding in the UAE.
The most eagerly awaited ride of the season, the 160-km The
President of the United Arab Emirates Endurance Cup, will be
staged next Saturday, February 14, 2009 at the Emirates
International Endurance Village, Al Wathba, Abu Dhabi |
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