Dates for the diary

Shakhoora Riding Centre - Saar will host a Showing Event this Friday at 9am. There will be classes for all from miniature ponies, Andalusian, Painted Horses to event horses. This showcase event will feature cowboys, cavalry horses, salukis and falcons, Andalusians with a flamenco rider, dressage dsiplays and an Equestrian Fashion Show. The whole event promises to be fabulous.

Entries must be submitted today, either by hand to the stable or sent to jorveyp@yahoo.com - call 17591103/39158928 for more details.

Sheikh Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club
Sheikh Rashid Equestrian Centre at Al Rafah Sakir – Friday starting at 2pm.
Entrance is free – Many attractions for all the family, racing and much more besides.

Dilmun Riding Stables - Saar will hold its infamous Eliminator Event on Saturday from 9am.

Held over three rounds, contestants move from one round to the next until they are eliminated. For more information call 17693766.

The BREEF’s inaugural Show Jumping Championship on Saturday with all new fences on courses looked stunning. Junior One heralded Hussain Mohammed Dadulla as the first winner of the day, riding Murheeb, and just pipping Ali Isa. Al Jazeera Mobiley, Aimee Keen and Rio claimed joint third position.

The Junior Two class saw Twin Palms Riding Centre take over the winning podium. This two-phase class was won by Kate Addison riding The Chief and runner-up was young Luna Dreyer astride Calypso. Addison also took third place on her other mount of the day, West Wind.

In Adult One, 34 riders took to the fray. Muslim Ali took the top position after a fabulous jump-off round on Emiley taking part in her inaugural BREEF competition. Jane Bowden-Clarke astride Tayar took runners-up spot, while Ahmed Al Alawi steered Tayson 2 into third position.

In Adult 2, 30 riders battled it out and a tricky turn to the last fence thwarted many. Ali Isa expertly manoeuvred Coolen round to take the trophy. Tawfiq Al Qattan rode Ted niftily into runners-up position, with Ali A Rasool Ashoor thundering into third on Horse Pride Thunderbolt.

Adult 3 Grand Prix, started quietly but culminated in a nail-biting jump-off, Muslim Ali claimed the fastest time, 35.93sec but an unfortunate knockdown placed him third with Al Jazeear Pascal. Ali Al Taho was clear in 45.57sec to clinch runners-up place and Sami Ghazwan pulled out all the stops with Abdulla clear in 38.70sec to claim the first of his victories this season.

Results

Junior One
1st Hussain Dadulla Murheeb
2nd Ahmed Isa Al Jazeera Mobiley
3rd Aimee Keen Rio
4th Kate Addison West Wind
5th Charlotte Gunby Tayar
6th Luna Dreyer Calypso

Junior Two
1st Kate Addison The Chief
2nd Luna Dreyer Calypso
3rd Kate Addison West Wind
4th Charlotte Gunby Tayar
5th Ahmed Isa Osyna
6th Hussain Dadulla Murheeb

Adult One
1st Muslim Ali Emiley
2nd Jane Bowden Clarke Tayar
3rd Ahmed Al Alawi Tayson Two
4th Mhamed Jassim Al Yabes
5th Ali A Rasool Ashoor Horse Pride Thunderbolt
6th Hani Al Yabis Ajzel

Adult Two
1st Ali Isa Coolen
2nd Tawfiq Al Qattan Ted
3rd Ali A Rasool Ashoor Horse Pride Thunderbolt
4th Ben Murphy Boeing
5th Basil Al Dossari Airforce One
6th Ahmed Akbar F16

Adult Three – Grand Prix
1st Sami Ghazwan Abdulla
2nd Ali Al Taho Lavino
3rd Muslim Ali Al Jazeera Pascal
4th Abbas Al Ghuraifi Champagne
5th Sami Ghazwan Fairooz
6th Ali Isa F16

The next BREEF Show Jumping will be held on December 6.