Hyderabad: Radheshyam of Delhi Police won the Six Bar Jumping event, the opening discipline of the Shaktiman 35th All India Police Equestrian Championship and Mounted Police Duty meet that kickstarted at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy in Hyderabad on Monday.
The winner got his mount Aakash to work wonders on the track and hop over the hurdles in an amazing display of power and skill to take the pride of place on the inaugural day of the championship named after Uttarakhand Police horse Shaktiman, which passed away last year following a injury sustained during a public protest and had earned the sympathy of the nation.
Speaking on the occasion, Union Sports Minister Vijay Goel said “the mounted police of the country is an integral part of the Force in maintaining law and order.”
As many as 18 teams comprising 460 riders along with their 290 mounts are taking part in these championships that cover 31 events such as dressage, show jumping, tent pegging and hacks, and conclude on January 10.
The meet serves to hone the skills of riders and helps in bringing together competitors from different states and central para military organisations and provides a testing ground for riders and horses of the mounted police. The event has two facets: Concentrating on equestrian police sports amongst policemen of mounted police units of the country and facilitating improvement of skills of the mounted duties of the policemen.
