Assistants help jockeys to their camels, preparing for a camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan heritage festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse in Al-Ain, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on February 10, 2017. The festival includes a camel beauty contest, a traditional souq, a camel auction, and competitions for traditional handicrafts.
Jockeys compete in a camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan heritage festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse in Al-Ain, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on February 10, 2017.
The festival includes a camel beauty contest, a traditional souq, a camel auction, and competitions for traditional handicrafts. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
Jockeys take the start of a traditional camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan Camel Festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse, in the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on February 10, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
Jockeys compete in a camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan heritage festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse in Al-Ain, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on February 10, 2017.
The festival includes a camel beauty contest, a traditional souq, a camel auction, and competitions for traditional handicrafts. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
Jockeys compete in a camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan heritage festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse in Al-Ain, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on February 10, 2017.
The festival includes a camel beauty contest, a traditional souq, a camel auction, and competitions for traditional handicrafts. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB
Assistants help jockeys to their camels, preparing for a camel race during the Sheikh Sultan Bin Zayed al-Nahyan heritage festival, held at the Shweihan racecourse in Al-Ain, on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, on February 10, 2017.
The festival includes a camel beauty contest, a traditional souq, a camel auction, and competitions for traditional handicrafts. / AFP PHOTO / KARIM SAHIB