November 9, 2013, Abu Dhabi ~ Following a welcome by Mubarak Al Muhairi, Director general Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority and Susanna Santesson, President, EARS – European Association of Racing Schools, the opening session of the HH Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak EARS Conference for Training and Education began a two- day session at the Eastern Mangrove Hotel and was attended by invited jockeys, apprentice jockeys, and members of all walks of racing participation and media. Santesson explained the purpose of the conference: “The best way to present the activities of our organization and introduce it to the interested people worldwide was to host international conferences. As usual, the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Flat Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival was the first to lend a hand to the generous initiative of HH Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak to patron the inaugural edition of the conference. We are looking forward to see the experts and participants of this international gathering coming up with fruitful recommendations in the fields of jockeys training development and the global horse industry.” Lara Sawaya, director of the HH Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayed Al Nahyan Global Arabian Horse Flat Racing Festival and chairman of Ladies Racing Committee […]