Turmus Aya Equestrian Club
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The Turmus Ayya Equestrian Club is an equestrian club in the town of Turmus Ayya
, between Ramallah
and Nablus
in the Palestinian territories.
The club was founded by Ashraf Rabi in 2007. Rabi, 44, was born in Turmus Ayya but emigrated to Panama
as a youth of 16, and from there to the United States
, where he dreamed of returning one day to his home town and "building a house with a stable full of horses." The Turmus Aya Equestrian Club is the fulfillment of that dream.
Rabi built his dream house and stable, but he notices that many children wold come to his stable to watch the horses. That was what led him to build an Equestrian Club with a mission making horseback riding accessible for all Palestinians. Rabi is aware that “This sport is recognized as the most expensive sport worldwide," His dream is to change that, and to make horseback riding "available for everybody.” Rabi has his principal horse farm in the United States; he breeds Arabian horses for sale.
The Turmus Ayya Club offers stabling and care for private horse owners and trains riders in jumping and dressage
.
Al-Frangi, had been riding at the Club for ten years when he spoke to a reporter in 2007 and who and has ridden for the Palestinian National Jumping Team explained the difficulty of competing internationally with inadequate funding. “When we are competing at any place outside of the country, when they see us riding they are impressed that we really know how to ride,” he said “They ask how we can ride the way we do without having anything in Palestine.”
Turmus Ayya
Turmus Ayya is a Palestinian town located in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate in the West Bank. Its surrounding villages are Sinjil , Khirbet Abu Falah and the Israeli settlement of Shilo...
, between Ramallah
Ramallah
Ramallah is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 kilometers north of Jerusalem, adjacent to al-Bireh. It currently serves as the de facto administrative capital of the Palestinian National Authority...
and Nablus
Nablus
Nablus is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 126,132. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center.Founded by the...
in the Palestinian territories.
The club was founded by Ashraf Rabi in 2007. Rabi, 44, was born in Turmus Ayya but emigrated to Panama
Panama
Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...
as a youth of 16, and from there to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, where he dreamed of returning one day to his home town and "building a house with a stable full of horses." The Turmus Aya Equestrian Club is the fulfillment of that dream.
Rabi built his dream house and stable, but he notices that many children wold come to his stable to watch the horses. That was what led him to build an Equestrian Club with a mission making horseback riding accessible for all Palestinians. Rabi is aware that “This sport is recognized as the most expensive sport worldwide," His dream is to change that, and to make horseback riding "available for everybody.” Rabi has his principal horse farm in the United States; he breeds Arabian horses for sale.
The Turmus Ayya Club offers stabling and care for private horse owners and trains riders in jumping and dressage
Dressage
Dressage is a competitive equestrian sport, defined by the International Equestrian Federation as "the highest expression of horse training." Competitions are held at all levels from amateur to the World Equestrian Games...
.
Al-Frangi, had been riding at the Club for ten years when he spoke to a reporter in 2007 and who and has ridden for the Palestinian National Jumping Team explained the difficulty of competing internationally with inadequate funding. “When we are competing at any place outside of the country, when they see us riding they are impressed that we really know how to ride,” he said “They ask how we can ride the way we do without having anything in Palestine.”