Pink ride ends on a successful note
abu dhabi — The Pink Caravan Ride that started on March 7 from Sharjah successfully completed the journey in Abu Dhabi on Friday. It was logistics head Badr Al Juaidi with his band of 80-strong team members who ensured a smooth ride for the campaign with a clinical planning and implementation.
The preparations, he said, started four-five months before the main event. “We visited each emirate and looked for the best routes. The objective is awareness, so we need to have venues where community can see us,” said the man in-charge of affairs for seven years now.
Schools, universities, hospitals and community centres are involved in the campaign.
“We also find highlight areas in each emirate, like City Walk in Dubai, Corniche and Sheikh Zayed Mosque in Abu Dhabi. We have to take the safest routes. We see to it that no route is no longer than 5-6 kilometres, and covering 20-25 kilometres daily,” he said referring to the horses being on road for a long time.
“We need to have horses on one line, and safety and support vehicles on the other line of the road.”
The horses are from a stable in Dubai. “We get 15 horses and we use up to 10 in a day.”
Managing horses is top priority for his team.
“We need to keep them well rested and healthy as they could get injured, tired, dehydrated during the journey. Therefore, we have to take care of them all the time. We have no injuries to any horses and all are fit to return to their stable.”
Elaborating on his team, Al Juaidi said: “We have 80 members. About 12 people are on traffic control. Our team gets bigger every year.”
With safety as the most important factor, dealings with police are very crucial, he said.
“We need their full support for road closure and traffic control. The volunteers also play a key role.”— ashwani@khaleejtimes.com
We visited each emirate and looked for the best routes. The objective is awareness, so we need to have venues where community can see us.” Badr Al Juaidi, tour cordinator
I feel very blessed to have joined this very important cause. Too many women die from breast cancer and such initiatives are a great thing.” Wally Regouin, a mother
Earlier when we used to tell people, they were scared but now the mindset is changing. Now community is accepting, which shows the drive is working. ” Sarah, university student
This is a very relevant and noble cause because the number of breast cancer patients is rising and early detection is the best way to know if you are safe or not,” Mohammad Musa, medical student