Friday 28 / June / 2024
Muscat: Five riders from the Royal Cavalry have qualified for the World Endurance Cup France 2024. They will represent the Sultanate of Oman at the upcoming World Cup.
Hussein bin Ali Al Farsi, riding the Royal Cavalry's horse 'Fanshdouh', excelled in the French "Compiegne" race which was organised by the International Equestrian Federation for a distance of 140 km, with the participation of male and female knights from various countries of the world.
Last April, Hussein Al-Farsi, on horseback, 'Fenshdouh', passed the stages of the French “Saumur” race, which was organised by the International Equestrian Federation, for a distance of 160 km.
He also qualified for the World Endurance Cup, which will be held in September in France.
Those who have qualified for the World Endurance Cup in France 2024 are: Mahmoud bin Marhoon Al-Fawri, riding the horse “Dalila”, Hisham bin Saleh Al-Farsi, riding the horse “Balxima”, and the jockey Ahmed bin Salem Al-Hamdani, riding the horse “Kasba” and the knight Saleh bin Salem Al-Balushi, riding the horse “Stik”.
For his part, Dr. Sarhan bin Salem Al Zaidi, Director General of the Royal Cavalry, said that this qualification for the World Endurance Cup in France 2024 is an achievement for the Royal Cavalry at the international level, which comes with the continuous support from the His Majesty the Sultan to spread the name of the Sultanate of Oman in various forums.
He added that the Royal Cavalry specialists had drawn up a plan and goals to ensure qualification and competition in the upcoming World Endurance Cup in France 2024, explaining that the work plan for qualification was launched after the Abu Dhabi 2023 Endurance World Cup, which included participation and competition with a group of riders and horses in a number of international races. Organised by the International Equestrian Federation in various countries of the world, the riders participated in several qualifying races.
