The poet Mohammed bin Rashid has poems about the love of horses, in which His Highness expresses his passion for horses, the values that have always been associated with them such as nobility, a symbol of competition for victory, adherence to leadership, strength, courage and audacity.
The rider, Mohammed bin Rashid, has stories with horses that don’t end with the end of the race His Highness, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, God bless him, understands the secret of horses and revealed in the book “My story … 50 stories in fifty years”, the loyalty and intelligence of horses, as they called him He does not hide his love for horses that he has known and accompanied from an early age, so it is become an expert on the contents of their eyes and their characteristics, their origins, ancestry and history.
Faris al-Arab, meaning for horses the biggest and fastest, explores the depths of their qualities and attributes that indicate that greatness. Because Mohammed bin Rashid’s horses, as they are of Arabs, are associated with honour, prestige and rank, retaining a 9000 year old relationship, where loyalty and patience are exchanged for loyalty, speed and intelligence.
And with His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, every horse has its own characteristics. Visit her in her stables, exchange secrets with her and flirt with her like a lover who sits and watches her love for hours.
And the relationship with horses, poetry and physiognomy, reflects the position of the leader with achievements for His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, and here are the achievements translated into the development of Dubai and the UAE, and its progress between the nations, so which knight accepts besides first place? Which knight is that knight Mohammed bin Rashid?
As with poems such as “victory”, “challenge”, “the dove” and “you have not seen”, here horses are passion, creativity, life journey and journey of realization.
The Knight of the Arab
Hunting and horse riding receive special attention from His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The rider who raised the name of Arabs in international horse racing is still interested in horse sports, as well as other sports, in order to motivate citizens everywhere to perform their best to uplift the name of the Emirates. High in various fields, His Highness has instilled challenge in the youth, and has always put first place in their eyes, and this is evident in the visits of His Height at tournaments that are held for young people.
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum is regarded as one of the most influential international figures in the horse racing industry, and was chosen in 1999 as the most influential figure in British horse racing, ahead of a list which included 50 famous figures and influential in this field, His Highness was also chosen as the best owner, breeder of horses in Great Britain and Ireland, and was awarded a prestigious medal by Queen Elizabeth II of England.
In 2008, His Highness was awarded the Pride of Racing Award by the British Racing Wilger Association and in the same year he was awarded the Merit Award as part of the prestigious European Cartier Awards. Fares Al-Arab also won the title of “spiritual father” of world endurance racing, in appreciation of the King of Malaysia, and on behalf of the 2008 World Endurance Championship participants.
His Highness’ selection as a member of the American ‘Jockey Club’ is a source of pride for the Arabs, for the effective and valued role he has played and for his contribution to the development of American racing at various circuits.
Since 1995, and every year, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid has been honoring horses, riders and horse owners in the east and west of the earth, in the Dubai World Cup, the most expensive race in the world.
More precious than the race is His Highness’ happiness, which lies not in winning the precious cup, nor the most expensive prize money, but in seeing the people of the Emirates happy, as well as horse owners and lovers, trainers, riders, and the public that year after year awaits the event.
His Highness says, “The most important thing is the happiness of my people and those people who share with us the joy of this global wedding here in the good land of the Emirates in the vicinity of the city of Dubai, whose fans, the people of the Emirates and all residents on its land, have returned to joy and renewal in all matters, happenings and happenings which the Arabs of Dubai welcome with great pleasure.” , love and generosity”.
