Bahrain : Under the patronage of HH Shaikha Noora bint Hamad Al Khalifa, Captain of Al Fursan team, Ghaleb Al Alawi, Secretary of Bahrain Royal Equestrian and Endurance Federation (BREEF) and Tawfiq Al Salehi, Director of the HH Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Media Office and Information Centre, crowned the winners of the HH Shaikha Noora bint Hamad Al Khalifa Dressage Championship, organised by BREEF at the Military Federation arena, Al Raffah.
The event featured strong competition across all the categories as the participants showcased great displays and exhibited their high abilities to reign their horses. Seventy five competitors contested in the championship in order to book a spot in the finals which will be organised in March this year.
Results
In the preliminary senior section, Oliver Walter, riding Alfi Moon, came first with a total result of %72.86, and Martine Smith (%69.29) was second on the horse Judio, while Keshia Graham (%68.57) finished third on the horse Jairo.
Moreover, Camilia Lecat won the preliminary junior section after scoring %66.96 on Solo. Marine Roger (%66.43) came second on Fly, and Titouan Roger (66.07) finished third on Fly too.
In the intro senior category, Abdullah Al Sakran triumphed on Happy Cool after picking %70.71. Lidia Romanova (%68.57) finished second on Gauhar-Sha, while Carlijn Leeflang (%67.86) was third on Jairo.
Furthermore, Muneera Alabbasi hit %65.24 on As D’or Del Sol to finish first in the juniors’ class, followed by Albane Lecat (%63.81) on Solo and Can Topbas (%63.57) on Oreo respectively.
In the amateur section, Oliver Walter earned %67.07 to win first place while riding PS Piran, and he also came second on the horse Alfie Moon after scoring %66.72. Third place went to Yelda Topbass who received %66.55 on her horse Maestro.
Finally, Megan Black was the winner of the elementary section after getting (%75.76) on Jaranero. The second and third places went to Reza Al Afoo (%73.48) on Mano Kinsky and Mohammed Alamiri (%69.55) on Puma respectively.
