Equestrian: Royal Cavalry well prepared for World Equestrian Games in US

MUSCAT: Brigadier-General Abdulrazak bin Abdulqader Al Shahwarzi, Commander of the Royal Cavalry said that the Royal Cavalry prepared fully to take part and compete in the World Endurance Games, which will be held in Tryon town at North Carolina, USA, next week.
The Royal Cavalry will compete in this event in the world endurance cup after eight of our riders and eight of our horses were qualified for this championship. However, we will participate by a team of four riders and 1 reserve, based on the rules of the FEI, the organizing body of the event.
Brigadier-General al-Shahwarzi added, “We are proud of the high position reached by the Royal Cavalry in horse and equestrian sports. He pointed out that endurance team competed in many international races and secured advanced positions on various races. We followed up the last preparations to select the riders and horses by the technical team".
The team’s technical apparatus selected four riders from the list of riders who qualified for the championship to represent the Sultanate of Oman, namely: Mahmoud Al Foori on mare Dallilah, Hisham Al Farsi on mare Ondia, Saleh Al Balushi on stallion Rice and Hussain Al Farsi on stallion Rafal de Career.
The reserve is Adil al-Balushi on mare Tuscan. This selection based on accurate supervision and results achieved in various international competitions.
The endurance team reached Tryon town in North Carolina together with the technical team and will start rehearsals as planned.
Roman Laporte, Trainer, said that the team is ready for competition and had many experiences by taking part in international races organised by FEI in a number of European countries. He hoped the team would get good position in the championship.
Lieutenant Nasser bin Khalfan Al Hussaini, Officer at the Endurance Race Department at the Royal Cavalry, said that riders are fully motivated and their results were high. The World Equestrian Games will witness fierce competition as all are prepared, and we prepared our team to get advanced positions.