Abu Dhabi, May 12 / WAM / Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the UAE, Deputy Prime Minister, Head of the Presidential Court, and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Emirates Arabian Horse Association, the competitions for the fourth Emirates World Cup for Arabian Horses season will begin on the first of next June. 2024 at Le Grand Parque equestrian arena in the French city of Fountainebleau.
This is the first tournament in the series of Emirates World Cup for Arabian Horses in Europe, in conjunction with the “City of Kings Horse Camels” Championship.
The Emirates World Cup for Horse Camels was launched last September, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, and the follow-up of Sheikh Zayed bin Hamad Al Nahyan, Vice Chairman of the Association’s Board of Directors, and includes 10 tournaments held in countries from the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Australia and South America. And North America, in coordination with the relevant authorities in those countries, allocated financial prizes to the winners of the first five places in each round.
Le Grand Parque in Fountainebleau, which hosts the fourth Emirates World Cup for Arabian Horses, is considered one of the most important locations for equestrian events.
This legendary site witnessed most of the glories of equestrian sports in the twentieth century, and it was classified as one of the most beautiful sites for competitions in Europe. Its area is 30 hectares, while its capacity is more than 10 thousand people, and it is not far from Orly Airport.
The first championship of the Emirates World Cup for the 2024 season was held last February in Australia through the Australian International Arabian Horse Championship 2024 at Willinga Park in the Pawley Point area, while the Kingdom of Bahrain witnessed the second championship that was held in the capital, Manama, during the period from 14 to 16 March, in When the American city of Scottsdale witnessed the third championship, which was held in conjunction with the World Breeders’ Cup last March.