Written by Sonja Smaldone | Photos by AHM
Written by Sonja Smaldone | Photos by AHM
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rom February 22th- 25th the sophisticated and modern capital of the U.A.E. welcomed the 22nd Abu Dhabi International Arabian Horse Championship - one of the most attractive show-grounds in. Held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nayan, the B- International Championship was governed by the EAHS Rules and Regulations established by the Emirates Arabian Horse Society that for the technical part could rely on the expertise of Show manager Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Al Harbi. The Higher Organizing Committee was composed by: Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamad Al Nayan (Chairman); Mr. Mohammed Ahmed Al Harbi (Vice Chairman) and Mr. Kim Elliot (Director of Abu Dhabi Equestrian Club). Ten international judges of proven experience were wisely invited by the EAHS. They were: Mr. Aeschbacher Urs (Switzerland); Mr. Constanti James (United States of America); Mrs. Darius Claudia (Germany); Mr. Gallun Greg (United States of America); Mr. Den Hartog Robbie (The Netherlands); Mrs. Jamar-Demeersseman Christine (Belgium); Mr. Rocco Luiz (Brazil); Mr. Tarczynski Tomasz (Poland); Mrs. Tengstedt Marianne (Denmark); and Mrs. Valdes Cristina (Spain). DCs members were: Dr. Laura Mascagna; Ms. Line Brunsgaard, Dr. Sujeet Suryawanshi; Mr. Kaies Ben Hadi Ouelhazi; Dr. Umer Raza Gill and Dr. Farah Zouaghi. In their role of Ringmasters: Dr. Sameh Bedair and Dr. Abdel Wahab Bin Ali Amira. Official scorer: Mr. Biju Peter. Show commentator: Mr. Nabila Al Ali. TV Live commentator: Mr. Abadalla Albarmaki. Official photographer: Mr. Morhaf Al Assaf. THE FINAL CHAMPIONSHIPS: Only the top winners of each category were able to compete on the final day of the championship and fight for the three coveted medals. The Final Championships were a pretty emotional moment and drew to a close with the following results: In the Yearling Fillies Championship, Gold medal win-
ner the grey D Jooreyyah (D Seraj x D Nawal) bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud, Uae. Silver medal winner, the bay Mds Hind (Excalibur E.A. x Mds Sheikha) bred and owned by Qusai Mohd Saeed Ali Obaidalla – Uae. Bronze medal winner, the chestnut Aj Al Brraqah 3 (Aj Marzan x Aj Assala) bred and owned by Ajman Stud – Uae. In the Junior Fillies Championship, Gold medal winner the bay D Shu’alah (Fa El Rasheem x Ft Shaella) bred by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud and owned by Shaikh Saeed Bin Maktoum Bin Juma Al-Maktoum – Uae. Silver medal winner the chestnut Aj Barakah (Aj Marzan x Princess Of Justice) bred and owned by Ajman Stud – Uae. Bronze medal winner the grey D Gharam (Fa El Rasheem x Ft Shaella) bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud – Uae. In the Senior Mares Championship, Gold medal winner the bay Aj Tarim (Emerald J x Espinilla) bred and owned by Ajman Stud. Silver medal winner, the bay D Seeneyyah (Fa El Rasheem x Royal Emira) bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud – Uae. Bronze medal winner, the grey Aj Asyad (Marwan Al Shaqab x Aja Angelica) bred and owned by Ajman Stud – Uae. In the Yearling Colts Championship, Gold medal winner the bay D Shaheer (Aj Marzan x D Shahla) bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud – Uae. Silver medal winner the grey Ka Nishan (Shanghai Ea x Aj Nazwa) bred and owned by Khaled Ghanem Mubarak Alomairi – Uae. Bronze medal winner the grey E.S. Salah (D Mshary x Laminka) bred and owned by Sheikh Abdulla Bin Majid Alqassemi – Uae. In the Junior Colts Championship, Gold medal winner the bay Mutabahi Al Hawajer (Fa El Rasheem x Zt Magrumi) bred and owned by Dr. Ghanem Mohamed Obaid Alhajri – Uae. Silver medal winner the bay D Shakhat (D Khattaf x D Shireen) bred and owned by Dubai Arabian Horse Stud – Uae. Bronze medal winner the bay Bashir Al Bashir (Gallardo J x Nastya Os) bred by Ajman Stud – Uae and
owned by Abdullateef Basheer Reja Alrasheedi. In the Senior Stallions Championship, Gold medal winner the chestnut Aj Marzan (Aj Portofino x Hed Ab Maria) bred and owned by Ajman Stud – Uae. Silver medal winner the grey Masroor Albidayer (Aj Dinar x Mayasah Albidayer) bred and owned by Sheikh Mohammed Saoud Sultan Alqassimi – Uae. Bronze medal winner the grey Moharib Al Khazna (Ab Jamil La Piana x Caterina Fm) bred and owned by Ali Ghanem Ali Humaila Al Mazroui – Uae. SPECIAL AWARDS There were also given some special awards at the end of the Championship day. The Sheikh Zayed Award was earned by the chestnut Aj Barakah (Aj Marzan x Princess Of Justice) bred and owned by Ajman Stud - Uae The Best Local Handler Award was assigned to Mr. Mohamed Mohaned Manadili, Uae. The Best International Handler Award was proudly given to Mr. Paolo Capecci, Italy.
CONCLUSION: The 22nd edition of Abu Dhabi International Arabian Horse Championship was rich and thrilling from every point of view, starting from the large number of high quality horses entered, the beauty of the facility hosting this lovely four-day event, the generous prize money and excellent job done by the Organizers from the Emirates Arabian Horse Society. Congratulations to the speakers Mrs. Nabila Al Ali and Mr. Abdallah Albarmaki who managed the competitions with a flawless power of speech both in English and Arabic. I hope I have managed to convey the readers the good vibe we got from this show. I leave you now to the images portraying the beauty and elegance of the winners and the enthusiasm of their owners. For Arabian Horse Magazine, pictures were taken by Mr. Gianluca Martino. The rendezvous is for next year 2021 with other stunning champions!
HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan
Special Awards
Paolo Capecci
Best Handler of the show | INTERNATIONAL
Muhannad Almanadily
Best Handler of the show | LOCAL
Aj Barakah Owner: AJMAN STUD
SHEIKH ZAYED AWARD
YEARLING FILLIES Final Championship
MDS HIND SIRE: EXCALIBUR E.A. DAM: MDS SHEIKHA BREEDER: QUSAI MOHD SAEED ALI OBAIDALLA - UAE OWNER: QUSAI MOHD SAEED ALI OBAIDALLA
SILVER
GOLD
D JOOREYYAH D SERAJ x D NAWAL
BRONZE
BREEDER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD - UAE OWNER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD
AJ AL BRRAQAH 3 SIRE: AJ MARZAN DAM: AJ ASSALA BREEDER: AJMAN STUD - UAE OWNER: AJMAN STUD
YEARLING COLTS Final Championship
KA NISHAN SIRE: SHANGHAI EA DAM: AJ NAZWA BREEDER: KHALED GHANEM MUBARAK ALOMAIRI - UAE OWNER: KHALED GHANEM MUBARAK ALOMAIRI
SILVER
GOLD
D SHAHEER
AJ MARZAN x D SHAHLA
BRONZE
BREEDER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD - UAE OWNER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD
E.S. SALAH SIRE: D MSHARY DAM: LAMINKA BREEDER: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MAJID ALQASSEMI - UAE OWNER: SHEIKH ABDULLA BIN MAJID ALQASSEMI
JUNIOR FILLIES Final Championship
AJ BARAKAH SIRE: AJ MARZAN DAM: PRINCESS OF JUSTICE BREEDER: AJMAN STUD - UAE OWNER: AJMAN STUD
SILVER
GOLD
D SHU’ALAH
FA EL RASHEEM x FT SHAELLA
BRONZE
BREEDER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD - UAE OWNER: SHAIKH SAEED BIN MAKTOUM BIN JUMA AL-MAKTOUM
D GHARAM SIRE: FA EL RASHEEM DAM: FT SHAELLA BREEDER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD - UAE OWNER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD
JUNIOR COLTS Final Championship
D SHAKHAT SIRE: D KHATTAF DAM: D SHIREEN BREEDER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD - UAE OWNER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD
SILVER
GOLD
MUTABAHI AL HAWAJER FA EL RASHEEM x ZT MAGRUMI
BRONZE
BREEDER: DR. GHANEM MOHAMED OBAID ALHAJRI - UAE OWNER: DR. GHANEM MOHAMED OBAID ALHAJRIAL-MAKTOUM
BASHIR AL BASHIR SIRE: GALLARDO J DAM: NASTYA OS BREEDER: AJMAN STUD - UAE OWNER: ABDULLATEEF BASHEER REJA ALRASHEEDI
SENIOR MARES Final Championship
D SEENEYYAH SIRE: FA EL RASHEEM DAM: ROYAL EMIRA BREEDER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD - UAE OWNER: DUBAI ARABIAN HORSE STUD
SILVER
GOLD
AJ TARIM
EMERALD J x ESPINILLA
BRONZE
BREEDER: AJMAN STUD - UAE OWNER: AJMAN STUD
AJ ASYAD SIRE: MARWAN AL SHAQAB DAM: AJA ANGELICA BREEDER: AJMAN STUD - UAE OWNER: AJMAN STUD
SENIOR STALLIONS Final Championship
MASROOR ALBIDAYER SIRE: AJ DINAR DAM: MAYASAH ALBIDAYER BREEDER: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI - UAE OWNER: SHEIKH MOHAMMED SAOUD SULTAN S ALQASSIMI
SILVER
GOLD
AJ MARZAN
AJ PORTOFINO x HED AB MARIA
BRONZE
BREEDER: AJMAN STUD - UAE OWNER: AJMAN STUD
MOHARIB AL KHAZNA SIRE: AB JAMIL LA PIANA DAM: CATERINA FM BREEDER: ALI GHANEM ALI HUMAILA AL MAZROUI - UAE OWNER: ALI GHANEM ALI HUMAILA ALMAZROUEI