AKAHF 2010 - The 120 km Endurance Race

an International desert endurance, following the FEI rules,

and held at the Al Khalediah Farm, on 24. January 2010

 

A lot of 45 riders and horses, from Saudi Arabia, from Qatar and Kuwait,
started at the early morning 6:00 a.m. - the surrounding still cold and dark ......




Around 6:30 a.m., the sun and light came up .....and the field of riders
just in the first loop of the track that had 35 km ....








Photo: Irina Filsinger










Photo: Irina Filsinger







HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan (mid), the patron and responsible of the AKAHF 2010,
and the owner of Al Khalediah Farm and the successful Al Khalediah Stables,
arriving at the endurance track; pictured right, the Vice President of the
Saudi Equestrian Federation, HH Prince Abdullah bin Fahad Al Saud,
a successful endurance rider himself, and also the proud owner
of the famous Al Mohamadia Stud .....


.... greeting and thanking the head of the endurance organizing team
and of the ground jury , Mr. Dhafi Al Marri, from Qatar


Following the later final winner, No.10 -










Photo: Irina Filsinger





Nervously waiting ..... for the result of the last vet check for No. 10

having just passed some moments before the 120 km finishing line .....



HRH Prince Khaled bin Sultan awarding the winners:

1st place to rider No.10 - Abdullah Al Bahean, from Saudi Arabia,
riding the Total time of 9:52:27 h winning for the Al Mohamadia team


2nd place to rider No.36 - Abdulrahmen Al Sulatien, from Qatar,
riding a time of 10:05:25 h


3rd place to rider No. 53 - Mohammad Al Oumaeer, from Saudi Arabia,
riding a time of 10:13:00 h


 

The vet team and Gound Jury of the AKAHF 2010 endurance desert race
held at the Al Khalediah Farm upon FEI rules - at the end of the loooong day
(from 6 a.m. when the field started, until after 4 p.m. when the last horse
and rider returned ...... and they are all still smiling .....)!


 

For detailled results of the AKAHF 2010 endurance race

>>> click here and get the official PDF file <<<

 

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