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    His Highness The Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani established Al Shaqab in 1992 to enjoy his passion for Arabian horses, to honor the courageous war horses ridden by victorious Qatari knights of the past, and to assure the Arabian horse would continue to play a leading role in the cultural heritage of the Qatari people.

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Delestre shines at first CSI5* competition

Simon Delestre on French bred Stardust Quinhon caused a minor surprise by overwhelming a strong field to claim the first CSI5* 25,000 prize at AL SHAQAB 2015.

04 March
2015
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Al Khorafi earns CHI AL SHAQAB 2015 maiden trophy

Kuwait’s Ali Al Khorafi won CHI AL SHAQAB 2015 first gold medal after an exciting CSI3* Jumping Competition in Doha, Qatar on Wednesday.

04 March
2015
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Horse sport of Vaulting

Sport or show? Monika Winkler-Bischofsberger, lunger of the Swiss team who won the team competition at CHI AL SHAQAB 2015 had a clear answer: “From the horses’ point of view AL SHAQAB’s arena is preferable. The size and the space are much better for a horse than a small and more theatre-like arena like we had at the World Equestrian Games in France”, she said in Doha. Joanne Eccles from Great Britain, winning two medals in Caen, agreed. “It is lovely to have this space. WEG was harder, not only because of the pressure on us.”

04 March
2015
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Endurance field now 58 strong

With only three days to go before the start of the 120 kilometer Endurance race at CHI AL SHAQAB 2015 on Saturday the list of competitors is now 58 horse and rider combinations. Nawras Akef Yousef Al Akhras has been added. He is competing for Qatar with Mansoor.

04 March
2015
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Glory for hosts at CSI3* jumping against the clock

Qatar celebrated its first CHI AL SHAQAB 2015 victory after only two jumping events, with Abdul Rahman Mohammed M Al Marri topping the CSI3* against the clock competition with the bar in all obstacles set at 1m45cm.

04 March
2015
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Vaulting seen by a judge’s eyes

Five minutes with Helma Schwarzmann Don’t blink! If you bat an eyelid you might miss the most spectacular elements of the vaulting competition at CHI AL SHAQAB 2015. Within just 60 seconds the individual athletes display their artistic talent in their freestyle of “gymnastics on horseback”. The six members within the participating teams have four minutes for their fireworks of spectacular movements performed in canter on a circling horse. Spectators are always left in awe watching this. But how do the judges actually decide who will be the winner?

03 March
2015

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