First international horse festival opens in Meknes-Tafilalet region

The first international horse festival opened in Rissani Thursday with an equestrian journey that will take 26 horsemen, including 13 foreigners, to several Moroccan provinces before winding up in the imperial city of Meknes.

Participants will go through Rissani, Merzouga, Ajdir, Ifrane, El Hajeb and Moulay Idriss, before ending in Meknes, that will host the second part of festivities.

Thirty-two Arab-Berber horses were brought for the event that will wind up May 24.