More than 20 years spent by the Emirati rider, Mohammed Jassim Al-Serkal, in learning, training and probing the horse and horse riding worlds, and then the specifics and specificity of the sport of horse taming, which is known as the sport of "dressage" or the art of horse riding, and is concerned with training horses in an organized and systematic manner, which enables The rider is able to communicate with his horse, and it is considered one of the competitive equestrian sports, and represents, according to the classification of the International Equestrian Federation, the highest expression of horse training, as it is referred to as the term "ballet of horses", where it is expected that each rider and horse will perform a series of pre-determined movements that are approved in degree. The first is on "body language", And the techniques of true communication between the horse and the rider, while these competitions develop the horse's natural athletic ability, his willingness to perform and achieve its highest levels in it.

Passion for early childhood

Al Serkal talked about the beginnings of his attachment to horse riding, back to early childhood, where he was attached to this hobby since he was nine years old, to continue practicing and understanding its details for 10 continuous years, before he stopped practicing it for six years, spent by the ambitious rider in Study and educational attainment, to obtain a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the Higher Colleges of Technology, to return to his old passion for horses that he must adore, and he did not find salvation from him, in light of his father’s continuous support from childhood to accept this noble hobby through after taking him many times to The Netherlands, where M. D assets and training bases horse riding techniques tamed, says «I still recall today the first beginnings in the Club of Sharjah Equestrian, who moved effect that the training club (Desert Palm Equestrian) in Dubai, to be made available to me at a later opportunity to train in the Netherlands».

Individual efforts

Jassem’s desire, and his great enthusiasm to master the arts of “dressing”, led him all the time to attend training, learn individually and with efforts and special budgets, as the Emirati rider admits at the same time the difficulty of continuing in this field in the absence of material and moral support, which is represented in the interest of the parties Official and private to promote this important sport, as he put it, which he describes saying, “The rider demonstrates in the contests of modern horse tame the extent of his ability to train at all levels, by performing the various levels of tests presented to him, which are classified as a specific group of Rkat that the horse must perform within the limits of a certain area, where the rulers evaluate each movement on the basis of an objective criterion appropriate to the level of testing, so that each movement is given a degree in a scale scale, determined between zero and 10, while the contestant, who achieves at least six degrees, has the right to move To the next level », pointing out that“ despite the presence of dozens of competitions and prizes for hurdles and ability races, at the level of the United Arab Emirates, the number of (dressage) competitions appears to be small, and outside the scope of public interest compared to other competitions and other areas of competition. ”

A global dream

On the other hand, Al Serkal talks about his current preparations, and his relentless preparations from now to participate in the Asian Games 2022, for which the rider mobilized his enormous energy and dreams to win, and obtaining a world title that could open the door wide to a larger dream, which is establishing the first nucleus of a society concerned with this sport. , And seeks to devote this pioneering idea at the state level, "I will remain steadfast in learning and progress and achieving the best, and eager to all forms of support from various government and private agencies in the Emirates, to get to know my projects in this field, and my plans to generalize its culture in the country," pointing to his distinguished experience In the field of sport «Aldor SAGE »which extends to more than 20 years, learning from which patience and wait and seriousness, and various social skills and techniques worthwhile to communicate with people, through competition experiences abroad, with a number of foreign skills in the horse field, to win and raise the banner of the UAE abroad.

Family support

Al Serkal talked about the great support he received from his family, and his small family represented in his father, noting at the same time the role of the large work environment in his success by providing various forms of motivation «I currently hold the position of Director of Business Development in one of the government departments in Sharjah, and I do not hide my happiness with the facilities that I received it from my work environment, which helped me a lot in coordinating my work with my hobby and obligations, including traveling to participate in various competitions in the Netherlands, and completing my training stages at the Bartle Academy specialized in the art of horse riding, which is supervised by an elite group of Olympic coaches, Qadri N is to train teams and individuals to participate in the Olympic competitions. ”

Multiple prizes

Muhammad Jassim Al-Serkal is proud of the list of awards and accolades he won in recent years, starting with his first place in the National Horse Taming Championship for the introductory category (November 2017), for the primary category in the same tournament (October 2018), and his victory in the Dubai Horse Taming Championship For the experimental category (March 2018), the Desert Palm championship for the primary category (April 2019), and achieving second place in the general ranking of the United Arab Emirates for the primary category for the season (2017/2018), and the third place in the National Horse Taming Championship for the primary category (February 2018), and for the introductory category (October 2017), and for the primary category (November 2018).

“In the UAE, there are few (racing) competitions outside of popular interest.”

“My experience and experience for more than 20 years taught me patience, patience and seriousness.”