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HORSE COMPETITION

Horse sports are very appreciated by Oman's high society, and several private clubs often organize competitions. One of these sports, tent pegging, consists for a horse rider at full speed in catching with a spear small wood pieced from the ground.

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Horses in their stalls.

Horse riders in action.

The arbitrators of the contest.

The winners together.