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It comes as part of an annual competition in the UK and the UAE

Brightly painted statues of horses sit outside the trainers' and jockeys' room in Dubai. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National

The horses were painted by primary-age school children across government schools in Dubai

Students were given free rein to paint what they liked on the horses, which were plain white to begin with

Many of the horses depict patriotic themes

Students were given paints and tools to let their imaginations run free

The winner of the competition received Dh15,000

Second and third place received Dh12,000 and Dh10,000, respectively

No child was left behind and anyone who didn't win received Dh500 each

The painting horses competition began in Newbury, UK under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai

The competition has been going in the UK since 2009, but came to Dubai for the first time in 2019

Organisers plan to roll out the competition to more schools across the UAE next year

The horses are being stored at Jebel Ali Racecourse until schools reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic

The designs brighten up the area outside the jockeys' and trainers' room

There are a total of 15 horses on display

The idea behind the competition is to get children interested in horse racing

It comes as part of an annual competition in the UK and the UAE

Brightly painted statues of horses sit outside the trainers' and jockeys' room in Dubai. All photos by Chris Whiteoak / The National

The horses were painted by primary-age school children across government schools in Dubai

Students were given free rein to paint what they liked on the horses, which were plain white to begin with

Many of the horses depict patriotic themes

Students were given paints and tools to let their imaginations run free

The winner of the competition received Dh15,000

Second and third place received Dh12,000 and Dh10,000, respectively

No child was left behind and anyone who didn't win received Dh500 each

The painting horses competition began in Newbury, UK under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed, Crown Prince of Dubai

The competition has been going in the UK since 2009, but came to Dubai for the first time in 2019

Organisers plan to roll out the competition to more schools across the UAE next year

The horses are being stored at Jebel Ali Racecourse until schools reopen amid the coronavirus pandemic

The designs brighten up the area outside the jockeys' and trainers' room

There are a total of 15 horses on display

The idea behind the competition is to get children interested in horse racing

It comes as part of an annual competition in the UK and the UAE

Horse replicas painted by students remain at Jebel Ali Racecourse until schools reopen

Life-sized horses that were painted as part of a school competition in Dubai are sitting in Jebel Ali waiting to go home

March 25, 2020

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