(IN): Ponies to trot on proletariat track

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*Ponies to trot on proletariat track*

* - Jorhat Gymkhana Club plans equestrian institute PULLOCK DUTTA*

 

Guwahati, Feb. 13: It looks classy, elite and aristocratic, but now it's

ready to trot along the proletariat route — well, as plebeian as club

horse-riding can get.

 

Jorhat Gymkhana Club, organiser of the Jorhat Races, is planning to set up

an equestrian school on the club premises and throw it open for all.

 

The other equestrian schools in the state — the ones at Numaligarh Refinery,

NCC in Guwahati and Assam Valley School in Tezpur — are private and choose

to restrict their student list to a select few (read elite).

 

The one at Jorhat Gymkhana Club, however, will be more open while accepting

members.

 

" The equestrian school will greatly benefit the trainees of the region, "

said the president of the Jorhat Races organising committee, Prabhat

Bezbaruah.

 

Good breeds of horses, a permanent stable and trainers will be the major

draws at the school. Bezbaruah said the committee has already taken up the

initiative to procure good horses from Pune.

 

The decision came as a bonus with the Jorhat Races which is being organised

at the Gymkhana ground after a gap of 30 years.

 

The 125-year-old derby is the only of its kind in the region, where ponies

belonging to the Mising tribe also participate.

 

As for the school, the Gymkhana Club will try to buy the best breeds.

 

" The Gymkhana Club has the necessary infrastructure for the school. All they

need are some good horses and trainers, " said the secretary general of the

Equestrian Federation of Assam, Manoj Jalan.

 

 

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