Princess Haya is a really decent woman and a serious
equestrian. But one could see serious conflicts in her future
with this if she gets it. Hmmm.
Maryanne
On Aug
8, 2005, at 12:14 AM, Ridecamp Guest wrote:
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========================================== > > Princess Haya vies
for equestrian presidency > (AFP) > > 7 August
2005 > > > AMMAN - Princess Haya, wife of Dubai Crown Prince
Shaikh Mohammed > bin Rashid Al Maktoum, will run for the
presidency of the > International Equestrian Federation (FEI),
she told AFP on Sunday. > > A keen athlete with a passion for
riding, the 31-year-old Jordanian > princess represented Jordan
at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games - the > first Arab woman to do
so - competing in show jumping. > > In a phone interview from
London where she is currently, Princess > Haya said she “will run
in April for the presidency” of the FEI in > the hope of
promoting and revitalising the sport across the globe > “through
a modern and efficient world-class body”. > > “Ensuring that the
Federation is fully transparent and works in > accordance with
sound and modern financial systems is of utmost > importance to
me, and imperative for the development and growth of > the
equestrian sport internationally,” she said. > > Princess Haya has
taken part in several international competitions, > representing
Jordan at Sydney 2000 and at the World Championships > in Jerez
2002. She recently took part in the Dubai 2005 World > Endurance
Championship and is a member of the honorary committee of > the
Spanish Riding School. > > The princess has represented Jordan in
the FEI General Assembly and > was chairperson of the Middle East
and Western Asian sub-group from > 1992-1996. > > “I
see equestrianism as a traditional sport with a modern future,” >
the princess - who is daughter of the late King Hussein -
said. > > Princess Haya is also a member of the International
Board of > Directors of Right to Play, an athlete-driven
organization > dedicated to bringing sports and recreation to
children affected by > war, poverty disease and
illness. > > >
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