Poland in Qatar

On October 27-29 the 4th Edition of the Qatar Arabian Horse Breeders' Championship for locally bred horses took place in Doha.

Among the judges involved in the event was Mr Tomasz Tarczyński and the awards for the jurors evaluating the horses in the competition were presented by Tomasz Sadziński, head of the Polish diplomatic mission in the State of Qatar.

Breeders from Poland and Qatar have been cooperating closely in the development of the Arabian horse for decades. One of the most striking examples of success in this area was the Polish mare Pianissima from The Janów Podlaski Stud Farm. She won many of the world's most important awards. She was a daughter of the Qatari stallion Gazal Al Shaqab, who, although he came from the Al Shaqab breeding farm in Doha, had a largely Polish pedigree.

The event is organized by the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC), which aims to promote horse breeding and horse sports, as well as Qatar as a world breeding and horse riding centre, in particular of pure-bred Arabian horses.

Photo: Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club