Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum presents the youngest Kurdish female rider with 10 purebred Arabian horses

ARK News… Laniya Fakher, an 8-year-old girl who is the youngest female jockey in the Kurdistan Region and all of Iraq, obtained a golden residence permit from the UAE during her visit to Dubai during the past few days.

In a press conference, Lania Fakher praised the UAE's interest in equestrian sport, and the provision of the necessary care for horses.

Lania said during the conference that those in charge of this sport in the Emirates made a promise to her to send a doctor who specializes in caring for horses.

Fakher had appeared a few days ago in a video clip circulated by activists crying over her dead horse as she embraced him in her hands, which called for the Vice President of the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to gift her a group of horses.

Lanya thanked the UAE for granting her the golden residency for inviting her to participate and attend any horse racing or tournament held there.

And the Kurdish jockey arrived in Erbil, accompanied by a group of horses that Al Maktoum gave her, and said that these horses are all purebred Arabs, and they number 10.

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