Glitz and glamour at CHI Al Shaqab: in pics
“This venue is fantastic — nothing has been spared,” said showjumper Shane Breen, who had made his first visit to Al Shaqab in Doha last week. And he was spot on.
From the size of the arenas, to the number of warm-up rings, air-conditioned stables and bling VIP area, everything was bigger and bolder in Qatar. Walkways were swept, railings polished and seats dusted — leaving you wondering whether Qatari horses ever saw mud.
Take a look at CHI Al Shaqab 2014 in pictures
Pictures courtesy of CHI Al Shaqab
Read the full report from CHI Al Shaqab in this week’s issue of Horse & Hound magazine (20 March 2014)
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A graduate from Durham University, Madeleine joined H&H in 2011 and became Features Editor — producing content across the magazine and website, including the popular inside back cover article ‘The horse that made me’ and the weekly ‘The best of my fun…’ interview. She has written on topics as diverse as hay making and headcams, to hot totty in the horse world and circus horses. Madeleine now works as a freelance feature writer for Country Life, The Telegraph, Horse & Hound, cntraveller.com, The Spectator and The Field, as well as writing obituaries for The Times.