Spectacular Katara International Arabian Horse Festival opens

The grand festival will present the finest of Arabian horses from across the globe. It is organised by the Cultural Village Foundation, Katara, in cooperation with Qatar Equestrian Federation, Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club and the Qatar Foundation

The  grand, 11-day Katara International Arabian Horse Festival’s (KIAHF 2022) second edition, from February 2-12 opens at the Katara Beach from today, under the patronage of Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, 

The grand festival will present the finest of Arabian horses from across the globe. Organised by the Cultural Village Foundation, Katara, in cooperation with Qatar Equestrian Federation, Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club and Qatar Foundation, KIAHF 2022 carries a total prize money of QR17,083,500 and has the participation of 11 countries from the Arab region, Europe and USA.

To be held over the next 11 days it will include the Arabian Peninsula Horse Show Feb 2-4, the Arabian Horse Auction, Feb 7, and the prestigious Title Show from February 9 to 12.

The opening day will see for the first time Arabian Peninsula Horse Championship for the qualifying categories for Fillies in four categories:  Qualifying Class; Yearling Fillies (Class 1A); Yearling Fillies (Class 1B); Fillies 2 Years Old (Class 2A); Fillies 2 Years Old (Class 2B).

Also,  239 finest purebred Arabian horses are participating in this year’s Arabian Peninsula Horse Show, this is besides the 32 horses for the Auction and 309 registered for the prestigious Title Show Championships.

Total prize money involved in KIAHF 2022 is a whopping QR17,083,500, of which QR13,990,000 is for the Title Show Championships. This is besides the other prizes, including cars and watches from Nasser Bin Khaled and Ali Bin Ali Luxury, respectively.

There will also be special prizes for “The Legend” (Senior category) for QR3m; and a “Special Award” for the horse which has won all categories since being a Yearling for QR2m.

Fun and entertainment for families has also been organised including a large number of festival-related activities like Live Painting; Horse Arts Exhibition; Photos Exhibition; Pony ride for kids; Amiri Horse Show; Horse jigsaw puzzles; 3D painting; Fine Arts Competition; Storytelling about the legend of horses from Arabic heritage; Arabic music instrumental (street art); Arts Auction; and the launch of two new books on horses.

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