Fegentri will be represented on the Hunting & Equestrian Exhibition in Abu Dhabi that takes place from September 30th – October 3rd, 2009.
Susanna Santesson, General Secretary of Fegentri, can be contacted on the Fegentri stand during this time.
Lara Sawaya, representing H.H. Sheikh Mansoor bin Zayet Al Nahyan, Minister of Presidential Affairs of the U.A.E., passed the invitation of His Highness to Fegentri on the occasion of the race for Arabian Horses sponsored by Abu Dhabi in Memorial of Sheikh Zayed the First, founder of the United Arab Emirates. Sheikh Mansoor is an accomplished horse rider and has won a number of Endurance Racing tournaments held in the Middle East.
Lady Riders before their first Fegentri race in Turkey on September 2nd, 2009
Left: Selman Tasbek, President of the Amateur Riders’ Club of Turkey and Susanna Santesson (right), General Secretary of Fegentri
Behcet Homurlu, President of the Jockey Club of Turkey (TJK) and Susanna Santesson, Fegentri General Secretary
Susanna Santesson presenting a gift of Fegentri the to President of The Jockey Club of Turkey, Mr. Behcet Homurlu at the prize presentation for the lady riders after the second Fegentri race in Istanbul-Veliefendi
At the prize presentation on Racecourse Istanbul-Veliefendi September 3rd, 2009
Selman Tasbek, President of the Amateur Riders’ Club of Turkey (right) with Behcet Homurlu, President of the Jockey Club of Turkey, and Susanna Santesson
Duygu Fatura Oluk, Turkish Lady Rider and General Secretary of the Amateur Riders’Club of Turkey with Susanna Santesson
Lady Riders lining up after the Fegentri race in Istanbul
Maria Moneta from Italy is interviewed after her win in Istanbul-Veliefendi
from left:
Claire Allen (Great Britain), Paula Wolters-Flierman (Netherlands) and Cathrine Engebretsen (Norway)
Lady riders before the race
Claire Allen before the race
Nadine Gratz (Germany) – left – and Duygu Fatura Oluk (Turkey)
…and the winner is Catherine Burri from Switzerland.
Prize presentation with Selman Tasbek, President of the Amateur Riders’ Club of Turkey
Happy Catherine Burri from Switzerland after her success in Istanbul-Veliefendi
Interview with the winner Catherine Burri from Switzerland
Impression from the racecourse
Ladies preparing for the race
Nadine Gratz before the race
Catherine Burri from Switzerland (outside with number [8]) is the winner against Cathrine Engebretsen from Norway
Jennie Österberg from Sweden
Claire Allen from Great Britain
Melanie Plat from France
Maria Moneta from Italy winning the Fegentri Race for Lady Riders on 3rd September in Istanbul-Veliefendi
Lady Riders in Istanbul before the Fegentri race with Susanna Santesson (right)
Winner Maria Moneta from Italy after her successful race
Claire MacMahon from Ireland (winner in Turkey 2008)
Selman Tasbek, President of the Amateur Riders’ Club of Turkey with Nadine Gratz (winner in Istanbul 2008) after her second place 2009
