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I grew up in Chittorgarh paying ₹50 for a horse ride across the fort. That memory became our first experience on Alive.
The fort in Chittorgarh is almost 9 kilometres long. As a kid, you would pay ₹50 to a local who would put you on a horse and take you across it to a viewpoint at the far end.
When you reached it, you would look out and feel like you were not in India anymore. That moment, sitting on a horse and looking at something quietly beautiful, stayed with me for years.
When we started Alive, I wanted to give people in Bangalore that same feeling. We did not have a 9-kilometre fort, but we found something close. A 240-acre equestrian estate about an hour from the city, with a private forest running through it.
We did not want it to be a riding lesson, though. So we asked Silva Storai, a two-time derby winner, to design the whole thing.
You start with a welcome drink and then a stable tour, where you actually groom and feed the horses and learn how they are cared for.Then you ride out on a 45-minute trail through a private forest inside the campus.You can end it with a four-course Italian meal at the restaurant on the property.
The horses are ex-race horses. They are well fed and well taken care of, and they step out for about an hour each day because that is what is good for their health.
The most interesting part, though, is that:
It runs at one of India's top equestrian schools.
Over 1,500 people have booked it so far. Give it a try once 🙂…more
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