Katara International Arabian Horse Festival 2022 is underway with 239 horses participating and 32 qualified purebred Arabians up for auction.

Katara – the Cultural Village Foundation has announced that the second edition of the Katara International Arabian Horse Festival (KIAHF) 2022 is currently being held from February 2 to February 12 under the patronage of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani at Katara Esplanade in conjunction with Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF), Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club (QREC), and Qatar Foundation.

This year’s KIAHF is being held over 11 days and includes the Arabian Peninsula Horse Show (February 2-5), Arabian Horse Auction (February 7), and the Title Show (February 9-12).

Talking about the second edition of KIAHF 2022, Dr Khalid bin Ibrahim al-Sulaiti, General Manager of Katara said: “The success of the first edition of the Katara International Festival for Purebred Arabian Horses resulted in the addition of a championship for Arabian Peninsula horses as a new addition in the second edition of the festival, in response to the passion of Arabian horse lovers and breeders. In addition there is a set of accompanying and surprising events.

Katara has harnessed its great potential to host this global event to produce the most distinctive and attractive version for the largest number of audience and followers. For the second year in a row, the festival will enjoy a great turnout and increasing international attention, which is embodied in the large international participation to compete in strong competitions with the best and finest horse breeds that will be transported from different continents of the world. “KIAHF 2022 edition has a total prize money of QR17,083,500. This makes the festival a milestone on the map of international Arabian horse championships, and enhances Katara’s position as an incubator for major international sporting and other events.

In the Arabian Peninsula Arabian Horse Championship, the number of participating horses is 239. The KIAHF 2022 auction will see 32 qualified purebred Arabian horses. The prestigious Title Show championship has a registration of 309 horses from 11 countries as compared to 248 last year. The total prize money is in addition to in-kind prizes awarded to the first-place winners. Out of this, the Title Show will carry a total prize of QR13,900,000 besides inkind prizes, which are cars provided by NBK Group, and watches provided by Ali Bin Ali Luxury.

The Arabian Peninsula Horse Show will have a total prize money of QR3,093,500, in addition to in-kind prizes consisting of cars presented to those occupying the first places. There will also be special prizes, namely The Legend (Senior category) – QR3,000,000; and a Special Award for the horse that has won in all categories since being a yearling – QR2,000,000. ✤

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