The first Kuwait Arabian Horse Beauty Championships, which concluded on Saturday, saw the participation of 450 horses from various domestic stud farms.
On the last day of the four-day event hosted by Bait Al-Arab track of the Arabian Horse Center, breeders of the purebred horses were honored by the organizers.
BHN Ghanayem, bred by Bader Al-Mehlan, won the most beautiful female horse award for the category of less than one year of age. Qais Al-Motasawer, of Faleh Al-Qahtani, won the most beautiful male horse award for the same age category.
In the two-three year age category, Layali Al-Aliyat, of Abdullah Al-Obaid won the female horse award, while Rafe’ Al-Rayat, of Abdullah Al-Khaledi won the male horse award.
In the four+ year age category, Manifa Al-Hamad, of Al-Hamad stud farm, won the female horse award, while D Ar’ad, of Asayel farm, won the male horse award. Speaking to KUNA after the award ceremony, Mishal Al-Mesbah, director of the championships, said the event showed a great deal of care by the Kuwaiti breeder for their purebred horses.
“The championships gain additional significance from the fact that they raised the competitive edge of the participating horse and qualified them for future international events,” Al-Mesbah pointed out.
The event was held under the patronage of the European Conference of Arab Horse Organizations (ECAHO), he added, expressing gratitude for the national sponsors of the event.