Finals of the Trophée Hassan II of Tbourida Started Monday

Rabat – The finals of the kickoff of the 16th edition of the Trophée Hassan II of traditional equestrian arts (Tbourida), counting for the championship of Morocco in 2015, was given Monday at the Royal Sports Complex and Tbourida equestrian Dar Es-Salam in Rabat.

Held from June 1 to 7 current by the Moroccan Royal Federation of Equestrian Sports (FRMSE), under the patronage of HM King Mohammed VI, this sporting event has more than 1.44 million dirhams for seniors and 141,500 dirhams for juniors.

The first day of the 16-th edition of the Trophée Hassan II of traditional equestrian arts saw the opening match of 16 troops (sorbas) in the senior category and six in the junior category, representing the different regions of the Kingdom After twenty regional and inter-regional competition. The inter-regional competitions were attended this year 334 troops (5010 horsepower) 308 against troops (4620 horsepower) last year.

The final stages of this edition are played knockout with the program sorbas 16 (seniors) in competition every day until next Thursday.

Eight troops will then advance to the 2nd round they between Saturday and 6 will have their ticket to the intended final next Sunday. In junior competition, four of the six troops engaged contest the final.

The competition of seniors will taken to the troops of El Hoceima Taza Taounate regions (Ben Dihaj troupe), Gharb Chararda Beni Hssen (Ouled Azouz Association of Kenitra), Oriental (SSA Youth troupe of tbourida On Angad), Rabat-Salé-Zemmour Zaer (SSA troop Al Douhm Fantazia Skhirat Temara), Oriental (Taourirt Forsan troupe), Rabat-Salé-Zemmour Zaer (Mohamed Rifai troop-Rabat), Fès Boulemane (troop-Nasr Moulay Yacoub), Meknes Tafilalet (cavalry troop Tighassaline-Khenifra), Doukkala Abda (Charaf Bahraoui troop and troop Assala Association Safi), Chaouia Ouardigha (Settat Mohamed Nazih troop and troop ASS Al Assala traditional equestrian arts Settat, the troupe Benkhadda Khouribga), Marrakech Tensift Al Haouz (SSA troop Al Amal Lamhafid of Rhmana) Tadla Azilal (Bouabbadi troop Fkih Bensalah), Grand Casablanca (SSA Old Ahmed troop Development and traditional riding Nouacer).

The benefit of the participating teams is evaluated on the basis of “Hadda,” which considers the holding of riders, horses harness the harmonious and skillful handling of rifles, and “Talqa”, denoted by the alignment of the riders and synchronization of firing guns (bursts).

The winner of this edition will win the bonus of 500,000 dirhams while the runner-up will receive $ 300,000 dirhams. The cast bronze medalist will share 200,000 dirhams as troops classified 4th and 5th will receive respectively 55,000 and 45,000 dhs dhs.

The troupe will pocket 37,500 dirhams placed 6th while those occupying the 7th and 8th places will receive 33,000 dirhams each. The classified troops of the 9th to 16th places will receive 30,000 dirhams per troop.

Since 2011, date of the launch of the strategy for the development of riding, the traditional equestrian art (Tbourida) knows a deep level making for its preservation.