Photo: Irina Filsinger
Dust and stemporarily gave problems to riders and horses
After nearly 6 hours, two riders passed galopping the 120 km finishing line,
one shortly after the other:
No. 7, the winner Tarif Ateeq Al Falah with BARAKA SIDI IFNI, Wrsan Stables/ UAE,
shortly followed by No. 77, Mohammmed Al sabouse with gelding
AINHOA TIDJANIC, from Al Asifa II Stables, also from the Emirates
Their recorded time was 5:46:23 and 5:46:35.
The final vet check would prove who might be the final winner
Photo: Irina Filsinger
Rider and horse No. 7 - Taif Ateeq AlFalah Abdul Rahman
on his 12-year-old gelding BARAKA SIDI IFNI on the track.
He was long time in the lead already, and finally the 120 ride for
his team and the Wrsan Stables, from Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Horse No. 77 - the gelding AINHOA TIDJANIC became 2nd;
here at the vet gate after having finished 120 km in 5:46:35 hours
The vet check will finally give the results
And this is what regularly happens to the winner of endurance ride
...... the water pool was of need to refresh the horses,
and now to celebrate the winner to be thrown in ...
HH Prince Abdullah bin Fahad Al Saud, from the Saudi Equestrian Federation
and endurance rider himself, was head of the AKAHF Endurance Organizing team
Here with HRH Hrince Khaled bin Sultan Al Saud, the Patron of the AKAHF,
waiting and preparing the awarding of the winners
Photo: Irina Filsinger
HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan (left) talking with
HH Sheikh Hazza Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, from the Wrsan Stables/ UAE
(right).
who had finished the 120 km endurance as rider in 5th place
51 horses and riders started in the morning at 6:30 a.m.
They came from Saudi Arabia as well as from
the United Arab Emirates.
And less than a quarter, exactly 11, finished the 120 km successfully.
HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan awarded the top three riders in the afternoon.
1st placed -
Taif Ateeq Al Falah, from the Emirates (Wrsan Stables)
2nd placed -
Mohammed Al Sabouse, also from the Emirates (Al Asifa II Stable)
3rd placed -
Sharif M. Al Baloushy, again from the Emirates (Wrsan Stables)
Photo: Irina Filsinger
The 2012 AKAHF endurance turned out to be a great success for the
riders and horses from the United Arab Emirates, who took 1. - 6. place
Click here to see all results and details of this 120 km Endurance
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