Fifth Leg of Longines Hathab Gets Underway
Mdmar – Doha
The Qatar Equestrian Tour, Longines Hathab, continues today, Thursday, with its tenth edition for the 2026–2027 sports season. Organised by the Qatar Equestrian and Modern Pentathlon Federation in partnership with Al Shaqab, a member of Qatar Foundation, the fifth leg will take place over three days at the Federation’s indoor arena.
The three-day leg will feature show jumping competitions across various categories and heights, as well as dressage events. The programme begins tomorrow with the Amateur Tour at a height of 100cm at 5pm, followed by the Silver Tour at 130cm at 7pm.
Competitions will continue on Friday with four events. The day will open with the Future Riders class for riders aged 6 to 12 at a height of 70cm, followed by the Open Tour at 110cm. The second day will conclude with the individual and team competitions of the Gold Tour, at a height of 140cm.
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The fifth leg will conclude on Saturday with three competitions: the Future Riders class for riders aged 12 to 16 at a height of 90cm; the individual and team competitions of the Bronze Tour at 120cm; and, finally, the Diamond Tour at 150cm.
The final day will also feature dressage tests, including the Preliminary Test for the Bronze and Silver Tours and the Novice Test for the Gold Tour.
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The championship will continue throughout November, with the sixth leg scheduled for 19–21 November and the seventh for 26–28 November.
The Longines Hathab Qatar Equestrian Tour will run until June 2027, comprising 14 legs. It is one of Qatar’s leading domestic equestrian championships.
The championship continues to play an important role in supporting Qatari equestrian sport and developing riders’ skills, while providing promising talents with opportunities to gain experience and compete in a challenging environment that helps raise technical standards and strengthen Qatar’s presence in equestrian sport.
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The “Mdmar” website which was Founded by Khaled Makhlouf in 2007 for horse and equestrian races is keen to cover and follow all competitions related to horses, from show jumping, Horseracing, speed and endurance races, and purebred Arabian horse beauty shows, which belong to the Arab Gulf countries at home and abroad in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and the State of Qatar, the State of Kuwait, the Sultanate of Oman, and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
