The new location of the World Championships, which is the Old Doha Port in the capital of Qatar, takes us to the fairy tale of One Thousand and One Nights, it feels unique, tradition intertwined with modernity. After 42 years of running the show in Paris, the most important show of the season is moved for the first time to the Middle East. The show ring and VIP sector for breeders, exhibitors, guests and media – they simply blow your mind.
The organizers built a gigantic arena on the beach from scratch, and the stands for VIPs and the audience are bursting at the seams! The interior is turquoise and white, floral, with typical Arabic decorations. The showground is a combination of the seaside with a panorama of the city of Doha, which is very impressive both during the day and in the night.
The atmosphere is dynamic, friendly and very lively, with cheering for the horses adding even more flavor to it all.
Yesterday begun with the females competition, we could admire the world’s “top of the top” mares of all age categories. In short – their quality was breathtaking, some of them were close to ideal, which was also confirmed by the judges’ scores (the winner of each age section had over 93 points).
I guess one of the main fireworks of the day was the official announcement of an exciting event in the Longines series: “Global Champions Arabians Tour”, which will start in 2024 in the capital of Qatar – Doha and will be continued in other cities in Europe and the Middle East; Abu Dhabi (UAE), Muscat (Oman), Cannes (France), Valkenswaard (Netherlands), Rome and Paris. The organizers announced a prize pool of: 17,000,000 euros for the winners. Today we are all impatiently waiting for the stallions’ competition, so I encourage all Arabian horse lovers to follow the live show on the ArabianEssence platform.
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