Off to a start for the 14th Championship of traditional equestrian arts

Placed under the High Patronage of His Majesty King Mohammed VI and under the aegis of the Royal Moroccan Equestrian Sports Federation, this sporting event brings together the best Moroccan riders in the senior and junior categories. The latter will compete with effort, but also with elegance and grace, to offer the public spectacles worthy of an ancestral equestrian heritage that Moroccans are keen to preserve and promote: tbourida, which has been an integral part of Moroccan cultural identity for centuries. The spirited cavalcades of the participating riders and their races in tight ranks on splendidly harnessed horses remain, indeed, among the folkloric tableaux that make up the charm of Morocco and the richness of its heritage. The riders participating in the competitions of this Championship must respect a ritual scrupulously preserved for centuries: after the performance of the "h…