The Fujairah Liberty Class Show 2011 which is the first Arabian Horses show to be held in Fujairah attracted 53 entries.
Held under the patronage of Sheikh Mohammad bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Crown Prince of Fujairah, on the front yard of the Fujairah Fort on Friday, the event was part of the Fujairah Crown Prince Award – Al Saif Championship.
The show aimed at highlighting the value and status of the horse in the Emirati and Arab heritage, encouraging the younger generations to own and breed Arabian horses, and urging local breeders to keep and take care of their horses and better their production to be able to represent Fujairah in future international shows and competitions.
It was attended by Sheikh Mohammad and Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Crown Prince of Ajman and Chairman of the Ajman Executive Council, Sheikh Rashid bin Hamad Al Sharqi, Chairman of the Fujairah Culture and Media Authority, Salem Al Zahmi, Director of the Fujairah Crown Prince Office, and a number of officials and guests from Fujairah.
In addition to a large number of Arabian horses owners and lovers, 53 of the best locally owned Arabian horses participated in the show that highlighted the characteristics of beauty, speed, refinement, endurance and strength that the Arabian horse is famous for in its movement, especially the freestyle liberty class, where the horses show off their graceful moves to the tunes of Eastern music.
The activities of the show were rich and diverse and they were divided into three categories. One of them was for the participating Arabian horse from the Sheikhs’ royal stables, the second was for the mares and the third was for the stallions.
They were judged by the committee consisting of international judges Khalifa Al Forah, Christine Chaselle and Richard Pihlstrom.
Ali Al Kaabi, Chairman of the Organising Committee, praised the first Fujairah Liberty Class Show 2011’s success and thanked Sheikh Mohammad, for his generous support and patronage of the show and his continuous support of all kinds of sports and cultural activities that aim at reviving the local heritage of the people of Fujairah.
Al Kaabi also explained that the judging process in the show started with sorting the participating horses from the royal stables from the horses of young national breeders whether from Fujairah or the rest of the Emirates. This was done to give the horse breeder a greater chance to win and achieve positions in the beauty of movement competitions.
Khalid Al Suwaidi, from the Emirates Arabian Horse Society expressed his happiness with the success of the first Fujairah Liberty Class Show 2011, which witnessed great attendance and interaction from the crowd that exceeded expectations.
Al Suwaidi was glad to observe the exceptional characteristics of the Arabian horses and praised the quality and number of the participating horses. He hoped that this success will lead to the continuation of the show in the future as it encourages owners and breeders to own and breed Arabian horses and take care of them.
It’s noteworthy to mention that the Emirates Arabian Horse Society supervised the implementation of the rules and standards of the Arabian horses beauty show and provided the international judges. The society also presented the first Emirati international judge Khalifa Al Forah.
Results:
Sheikhs’ mare round (Liberty Class)
Official UAE Studs:
Dubai Arabian Horse Stud
First Place: Lumiar Bint Balzac
Second Place: D Crystal Moon
Third Place: D Jowan
UAE National Category:
First Place: Bint Fitna – Owner: Al Tamimi Stables
Second Place: Mary Nosa – Owner Rashid Obaid Khalfan
Third Place: Ablink – Owner: Sheikh Ahmad Ali Al Sharqi
Stallions Round:
First Place: Sparrtacus T O – Owner: Ajman Stud
Second Place: Preemium – Owner: Dubai Arabian Horse Stud
Third Place: Walhan – Owner: Sheikh Khalid Mohammad Khalifa Al Mualla
UAE Nationals Category:
First Place: Ruzaam AlSafinat – Owner: Arif Mohamed Ibrahim Hassan
Second Place: Latif Al Zobair – Owner: Ali Salem Mohamed
Third Place: Al Sobh – Owner: Rashed Obaid Al Yamahi