Qatar Museums launches ‘Al Shaqab, The Legacy of Arabian Horses’ at DIBF

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums has launched the book Al Shaqab, The Legacy of Arabian Horses at the 33rd edition of the Doha International Book Fair (DI...

Doha, Qatar: Qatar Museums has launched the book “Al Shaqab, The Legacy of Arabian Horses” at the 33rd edition of the Doha International Book Fair (DIBF), happening at the Doha Exhibition and Convention Centre (DECC) until May 18.

The book, written by internationally acclaimed author Judith Forbis, features breathtaking photography of Arabian horses and traces the journey of Qatar’s renowned Al Shaqab Stud.

In less than a decade since its establishment, Al Shaqab has dominated international competitions, setting new world records with three champion stallions. These stallions, Al Adeed Al Shaqab, Gazal Al Shaqab, and Marwan Al Shaqab not only revitalised the Arabian horse breed in the Gulf region but also established the reputation of the Qatari stable for generations to come.

Forbis said that her book is a tribute to H H The Father Emir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani and the Arabian horses of Al Shaqab and Qatar. She highlighted the significance of the Arabian horse breed in the region’s cultural heritage: “Although the Arabian horse breed was developed in the region, the numbers of Arabian horses had begun to decrease in their homelands and increase in the West by the early 20th century. The emergence of the industrial age hastened that development.”