Doha, Qatar – The first leg of the Global Champions Tour, presented by CN and CN WorldWide, is also about Qatar’s bid for the 2016 Olympics; banners on dozens of buildings in the capital Doha advertise this fact. For this week, however, the capital of the Persian Guld State Qatar will host the first leg of the Global Champions Tour.

Over 70 jumping horses that left Monday from Maastricht/Aachen Airport have arrived in Doha and stay in completely air-conditioned and spacious boxes. The horses are housed at the Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club, where opposed to other parts of the country, the property is lush and green. Remarkably, the round competition arena is 100 meters in diameter and almost 400 meters in circumfrance.

The best of the best will be competing here including the top two world cup ranked, Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Jessica Kürten. Jos Lansink (World Champion 2006), Malin Baryard-Johnsson, Christian Ahlmann, Michel Robert, Jeroen Dubbeldam and Albert Zoer are all part of the competitve field that many international shows would be jealous of.

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