Royal Cavalry wins first, second places in French race

Paris: The Royal Cavalry secured the first place and second place in the International Endurance Race of Fontainebleau in France.

The race was organised by the International Equestrian Federation for 103 kilometres.

The race comprised four stages; the first of which was for 27 kilometres, the second for 30 kilometres, the third for 24 kilometres and the fourth stage for 22 kilometres.

The race has seen tough competition among the participants at all stages. The Royal Cavalry bagged the first place with horse rider being Hisham Al Farsi (Horse Kara) and the second place by horse rider Hussain Al Farsi (Horse Funshadow).

The third place was secured by Sheikh Issa bin Faisal Al Khalifa from Bahrain.

The race saw the participation of 65 horse riders from 14 countries; which are the Sultanate of Oman, France, Bahrain, UAE, Switzerland, Spain, Argentine, Portugal, Italy, Belgium, Germany, USA, the Netherlands and Britain.