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Team UAE set for FEI Young Riders and Juniors World Championship title defence

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The UAE claimed the top two spots on the podium at the last event at Castelsagrat in France in 2023, with Rashed Ahmad Al Ketbi expertly steering Hadeer to victory

Published: Tue 16 Sept 2025, 6:13 PM
By: Khaleej Times Staff

Team UAE will be represented by five riders at the event.. Photo: UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation

One of the sport’s most formidable contenders, the UAE will bid to defend their individual title and look to claim the team’s honours at the FEI Endurance World Championship for Young Riders & Juniors 2025 in Buftea, Romania, on September 20.

The UAE claimed the top two spots on the podium at the last event at Castelsagrat in France in 2023, with Rashed Ahmad Al Ketbi expertly steering Hadeer to victory ahead of compatriot Rashed Mohammed Al Mehairi. Team UAE will be represented by five riders.

Defending champion Rashed Ahmad Al Ketbi will once again lead the charge. He will be joined by Essa Abdulla, Ali Abdulla Al Falasi, Rashed Mohamed Atiq Almehairi, and Majid Jamal Almheiri, completing a strong five-rider lineup for the national team...

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