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Five UAE
jumpers for Arab Team Challenge In Holland |
Five show jumpers from the UAE will be taking part in the Arab
Team Challenge which is scheduled to take place from July 1 to
5, 2009, at Hoofddorp, in Holland. The event is being held
exclusively for member- countries of Group VII.
The Juniors and Young Riders Jumping competition, where the
UAE riders are participating, is part of FEI European Jumping
Championship for Juniors and Young Riders, which is being held
at the same venue.
The UAE riders include Sheikh Rashid bin Ahmed Al Maktoum,
Sheikh Ali bin Abdullah al Qassimi, Mohammed Abdullah Al
Kitbi, Sultan Saif Al Awani and Yousef Hashim Al Bafaaly. They
will be showing their prowess on borrowed horses from the host
country.
The Oraginising Committee of the 2009- FEI European Jumping
Championship had requested the National Federations of FEI
Group VII members to enter a Junior Team for the Arab Team
Challenge. Each Federation can send one team comprising three
jumpers and in case they are unable to do so, they will be
allowed to enter one individual rider only.
The purpose of this challenge, according to the organizers, is
to enable junior riders from the National Federations
involved, to compete within the environment of the official
2009- FEI European Jumping Championship, to be able to become
familiar with the level of jumping on the occasion of the
European Championships.
The Vooruit Foundation, which is behind the annual Hoofddorp
Horse Show that has been held since 1909 at Haarlemmermeer.
This year’s show is a special one since they are celebrating
their centennial with a 10-day programme, the most important
being the European Championships Jumping for Juniors and Young
Riders. |
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