Al Shaqab

This guide to Al Shaqab in Doha starts in the grand prix ring during Qatar's five-star CHI show jumping championship, then reaches back to 1992, when the Father Emir founded the stud on the ground of the 1893 Battle of Al Wajbah to honor the horses that carried Qatari fighters against Ottoman troops. It follows the bloodline forward through champion stallions bred here, including one foaled in the year 2000, and the 2013 decision that turned a shrine into a stage for international riders. Listen for how a battlefield became a breeding ground, and then an arena.