Purebred Arabian horses in spotlight

Manama : The General Assembly meetings of the World Arabian Horse Organisation (WAHO) Conference continued yesterday, where the participants discussed many important items on the agenda, while other delegations presented their official reports and special achievements in the field of purebred Arabian horses in the years 2015-2016.

The meeting reviewed the major obstacles encountering the efforts of preserving purity and safety of purebred Arabian horses’ strains and protecting them from genetic manipulation.

Princess Alia Bint Al Hussein, President of Royal Jordanian Equestrian Federation stressed the importance of hosting WAHO’s periodic meetings towards the efforts of maintaining the purity of purebred Arabian horses.

She also expressed her hopes of preserving purebred Arabian horses adding, “I am confident of seeing the members avoiding the new production trends and in strains”.

The General Assembly approved the financial report for the financial year ending in 2015, where David Angold, a member of the executive committee, highlighted the main items of the report. He stated that all the financial practices were conducted in line with the WAHO’s constitution and supervised by official accounting companies located in the UK.

He also noted the major challenges facing the Organisation, including the drop in the registration of purebred Arabian horses in WAHO offices. “This has contributed to the decrease of financial revenues, but we are confident to see an upturn in this, in the coming years,” he said. However, he reiterated the fact that WAHO is a charity organisation and not a profitable one.”

Hisham bin Mohammed Al Jodar, Minister of Youth and Sports Affairs, praised HRH the Crown Prince’s keenness to inaugurate the WAHO Conference. Other activities included the hosting of a Horse Beauty Show at Riffa Fort as part of the conference and a tour to the Bahrain National Charter Monument.