Junior Jockeys Join the Peace and Sport Dubai Forum Awareness Campaign

Yesterday, the Peace and Sport Dubai Forum 2013 organising committee joined hands with the A'ayan horse riding club for women and children as part of the promotional campaign that is taking place to highlight the Forum which will take place in Dubai for the first time on the 23^rd and 24^th of April 2013. This Forum is hosted by the Dubai Sports Council in collaboration with the international Peace and Sports Organisation under the banner of “together through sports… we can achieve sustainable peace”.

During the event, fifteen female and junior jockeys [below 12 years of age] undertook a desert horseback ride in the Khawaneej and Al Warqa region, raising both the Emirati Flag and the Peace and Sports Dubai Forum Banner in an atmosphere of history and pride, as horseback riding is considered the sport of ancestors that is deeply rooted in both heritage and future generations.

The A'ayan horse riding club for women and children is considered one of the most successful equestrian training schools in the region with over 200 active trainees, both females and juniors -below 12 years of age. The club offers a range of training courses from basic horseback riding, to introduction to equestrianism, as well as dealing and caring for horses and other equestrian essentials. The club is also heavily involved in the preparation of both trainers and riders for endurance horse races.