Horseback Riding Festival: Sharkia governorate

CAIRO – 9 September 2017: - Sharkia governorate is famous for breeding of pure Arabian Horses, which made it earn the symbol for the horse tag and it will host the Arabian Horse Festival this month.

Al-Sharqia government is hosting the festival in its 22nd session, which is scheduled to start on September 14 until 15 in the presence of Tourism Minister Yahya Rashed, Tourism Promotion Authority Hisham Al-Dameiri, and a number of ambassadors of Arab and foreign countries will attend the event as well.

The festival will be held in Cairo Belbeis desert road across an area of 15 acres.

The National Sports Council (NSC) supports this festival as a distinct sporting event in the field of horse tournaments and competitions.