Since time immemorial human ingenuity and spirit have allowed people, countries, and civilizations to move forward, sometimes with breathtaking speed and success. That is Qatar; witnessed over the last two decades, the transformation of a small nation based on the pearl industry into one of the world's modern marvels, as well as the wealthiest country on a per capita basis. Within this dynamic country, tradition still had its role, one being Arabian Horse breeding. In the early '90s, HH The Father Emir dispatched one of his deputies, Shk Hamad Bin Ali Al Thani, to seek out and purchase new stock for the Al Shaqab breeding program. The purchases made in these early days would have enormous consequences within

by Emma Maxwell:   The idea of the online show was initially raised by Robin Hopkinson and Michel Reboulaz ( and my non horsey partner !) at  the same time as the Covid-19 lockdown started to take hold  and sh ows were cancelled across the world.  I think everyone knew that Sheikh Jassim is always at the forefront of delivering new ideas and he very quickly gave the  go ahead for Arabian Insider to create the event with Aljassimya Farm on March 20th. The first show went online in Italy on 3rd April.  With no entry fee and all sponsorship money delivered straight to the charity, nearly 50 000 euros was raised by that event for Northern Italian hospitals.     It has been a challenge and we probably have a 3km long WhatsApp thread