Hriday Chheda is an Indian equestrian. He is one of the equestrian dressage gold medalists at the 2022 Asian Games. He is one of the leading dressage riders in India.
Wiki/Biography
Hriday Vipul Chedda was born on Friday, July 24, 1998, in Mumbai, India (25 years old; as of 2023). His zodiac sign is Leo. He was educated in two different schools: Jamnabai Narsee International School and Mallya Aditi International School. A fun pony ride in Juhu made Hridhi fall in love with horses and decide to pursue it as a career. He obtained a BA in Business and Management via distance learning from the University of London.
appearance
Height (approximately): 5′7″
Hair color: black
Eye color: black
family
Parents and siblings
There is not much information about his parents and siblings.
wife
Hriday Chheda is unmarried.
Profession
Hriday started riding horses when she was 6 years old. He trained at the Japalouppe Equestrian Center near Pune before joining the Amateur Riders Club (ARC) at Mahalaxmi Racecourse, where he got the opportunity to compete at state and national levels. Hriday has trained and worked across Europe.
Hriday Chheda of Pierbergen Equestrian Center
While in the UK, Herridy spent time with British Olympic dressage rider Emile Faurie. In 2019 he worked at Gut Römerhof in Germany with Tara Schneider and dressage rider and horse behavior expert Warwick Mclean and his wife Carolina Mclean. In 2021, he began working with Nanoli Stud in India to develop state-of-the-art equestrian facilities and launch the country’s first dressage horse breeding program.
Hriday Chheda by Gutromerhof
In September 2023, Hridi won the gold medal in the dressage team competition of the 19th Asian Games with the team. He also competed in the individual dressage event, but was disqualified because his horse, Chemxpro Emerald, had some blood spots on its left leg, violating animal welfare rules.
Achievement
- In 2014, Hriddy won the Zone 8 Senior Dressage Championship at the FEI World Dressage Challenge.
- In 2015, Hriddy became one of the youngest riders to win the Grand Prix of St. George national title.
- In 2022, Hriday won the CDI3* Motesice (SVK) Intermediate 1 Freestyle Dressage competition organized by the International Federation of Equestrian Sports.
medal
gold
In September 2023, Hriddy Chedda won the gold medal in the mixed equestrian team competition at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China.
Facts/Trivia
- Hridi signed his stablemate Emerald, a 14-year-old gelding, on loan from Dutch international Ilse van Cranenbroek in October 2022. In an interview, discussing his relationship with his horse Jade, Hriddy said:
Last year I learned that Jade is very egotistical and you can’t force him to do anything unless he feels like it. Hence, I managed to understand his mindset and build a good rapport. He has extensive experience in international competitions. I wish I could train with him for another year. ”
- Hriday Chheda is the only Indian to win an international CDI event.
- In an interview, when talking about his experience participating in the Asian Games, Hridi said,
My horse was very nervous about the atmosphere in the arena. There are so many people! This kind of atmosphere is not something you get every day. So you can’t train for that. He was really scared to enter the arena. I had to really push him, give him confidence, and every time he stopped and refused to go one direction, I would turn him around and go another way. We did this two, three times, and finally, I won his trust again. Otherwise, we would not have won this medal today. “
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