Tbourida — a UNESCO-recognized Moroccan cavalry sport practiced since the 16th century — was for centuries exclusively male. Since the mid-2000s, women like Zahia Aboulait have formed all-female troupes, or sorbas. Last year's largest festival welcomed 130 male troupes and three female ones; Aboulait now trains the next generation.
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Morocco’s women riders are reclaiming a 500-year-old equestrian tradition

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Tbourida — a UNESCO-recognized Moroccan cavalry sport practiced since the 16th century — was for centuries exclusively male. Since the mid-2000s, women like Zahia Aboulait have formed all-female troupes, or sorbas. Last year’s largest festival welcomed 130 male troupes and three female ones; Aboulait now trains the next generation.

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