6th Sharjah Kalba Arabian Horse Festival concludes

This came on the Kalba Corniche beach for three days, organised by the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club in cooperation with the Emirates Arabian Horse Society.

The festival witnessed the participation of 242 Arabian horses over 12 rounds, half of which were for the main rounds, competing to win the gold, silver and bronze titles for colts and fillies aged from one year to three years.

The closing ceremony of the festival was attended by Sheikh Haitham bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Deputy Head of the Ruler's Office in Kalba City, Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Qasimi, Chairman of the Sharjah Equestrian and Racing Club, Dr. Ghanem Al Hajri, Secretary General of the Emirates Equestrian Federation, Sultan Mohammed Khalifa Al Yahyaei, Director General of the Club, Hashem Al Bayraq, Deputy Chairman of the Municipal Council in Kalba, and Dr. Ahmed Saeed Al Mazrouei, Director of the Kalba City Municipality, in addition to a number of dignitaries.

Sultan Mohammed Khalifa Al Yahyaei honoured the festival's judges, departments, institutions and sponsoring companies, which comes annually to reflect the keenness of the festival's organising committee to honour judges and sponsors with commemorative shields.

Sheikh Abdullah bin Majid Al Qasimi praised the distinguished launch of the sixth edition of the Sharjah Kalba Arabian Horse Festival, which was held under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Mohammed Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, with the aim of spreading this sport in all regions of the Emirate of Sharjah.

He expressed his happiness with the large participation, which enhances the importance of young horses and meets the desires of owners and breeders, especially after this age group witnessed a wide spread in the country, noting that this version was allocated to fillies and colts only and to young people to enhance local production.