SHORT PRESENTATION
The second spectacular leg of the Global Champions Arabians Tour (GCAT 2025) was hosted by KIAHF 2025 and held from February 5 to 8 at the breath-taking Katara Cultural Village in Doha, Qatar. Like the previous one in Ajman, this second round replicated an impressive assembly of thousands of Arabian horse enthusiasts and visitors, including international guests and esteemed Qatari royals, further cementing Doha’s position as a premier destination for Arabian horse excellence.
Competition in Doha was fierce, with new contenders and Tour regulars vying to earn their points in this pre- stigious series, which boasts an overall prize fund of over €24,000,000 across both the Europe & Middle East and the Americas series, as well as the World Arabian Horse Championship Supreme next December.
THE OFFICIALS & MEDIA PARTNERS
With a packed grandstand and exclusive VIP area, a world-class lineup of over 200 contending horses was to be evaluated by a massive judging committee featuring Mr Josy Everars (Belgium), Mrs Martine Van Hee (Belgium), Mr Rocco Luiz Alvaro Morei- ra (Brazil), Mr Peter Birch (Denmark), Mr Nashaat Hegazy (Egypt), Mrs Christine Valette (France), Mr
Nikolaus Jung (Germany), Mr Mohammed Ous- sidhoum (Morocco), Mr Gideon Reisel (Nether- lands), Mrs Karin Zeevenhoven (Netherlands), Mr Tomasz Tarczynski (Poland), Mr Carmelo Zaragoza (Spain), Mr Ghanem Ali Al Mazrouei (United Arab Emirates), Mr Hassanain Al-Nakeeb (United Kin- gdom), Mr Bruce McCrea (United States) and Mr Steve Dady (United States).