QNA
Doha
Amiri Guard Commander Lieutenant-General Hazza bin Khalil Al Shahwani inaugurated Tuesday morning the Barzan stud (Abu Fas Camp) for purebred Arabian horses, which includes a number of facilities, equipment and services concerned with horse production and training in accordance with the duties of the Amiri Guard.
The ceremony was attended by the Amiri Guard Deputy Commander, assistants of the Commander of the Amiri Guard, and a number of senior officers of the Amiri Guard, in addition to the directors of a group of horse stables in the country, Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club (QREC) Chairman, and a number of officials in government institutions.
At the beginning of the ceremony, the commander of the protocol group Brigadier General Hitmi Mohammed Al Hitmi delivered a speech, in which he stressed that the Barzan stud constitutes a historical legacy that must be preserved and comes within the framework of the unprecedented qualitative leap the Amiri Guard is witnessing at all levels, in line with the visions and the future ambitions of the Amiri Guard Command.
For his part, the assistant Commander of the Amiri Guard for logistics and equipment and head of the Arabian horse production committee Brigadier General Mohammed Fadl Al Kaabi gave a detailed explanation of the facilities, services, and equipment of the stud that were implemented at the highest level, indicating that the stud, since its establishment, has been working on horse production, as it currently owns purebred Arab breeds.
He said that based on the directives of the Amiri Guard Command, the Barzan stud was established in 2013, where a joint committee was formed in cooperation with Al Shaqab and QREC in addition to coordinating with a number of international horse stables to obtain authentic breeds that enrich the Abu Fas camp.
He explained that the Barzan stud includes a number of facilities, services, and equipment in accordance with the highest standards, which is represented in an equine veterinary hospital that includes a cadre of veterinarians and includes modern and advanced medical equipment, in addition to horse heating canopies, a number of stables and trucks for transporting horses, noting that there is fruitful coordination and cooperation with a group of horse studs in the country, in addition to the Racing and Equestrian Club, and the Livestock Department in supporting the production of the Barzan stud.
The head of the Arabian horse production committee pointed out that the cavalry of the Amiri Guard participates in the protocol of receiving the state's guests, in addition to other participations, such as the graduations of military colleges, international festivals, and official horse championships.
In conclusion, the Amiri Guard Commander honored the directors of horse stables, the QREC Chairman, and the director of the livestock department at the Ministry of Municipality. (QNA)