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06/09/2026

No, it’s not my birthday 😅🎂

My students surprised me for Teachers’ Day ❤️🐴

The funny thing is… I never actually set out to become a teacher.

My mom is a teacher, but I was always much more interested in training horses, dogs and even rabbits (yes, that’s not a joke 😂)

And somehow, life had other plans…

Over the years, I landed up becoming a professional coach and horse-riding teacher — and discovered that one of my greatest passions is helping kids and adults tap into their full potential.

I think talent is overrated.

I believe in PASSION + PRACTICE + PERSISTENCE.
If you have those three — and a coach who believes in you — the sky is the limit. 🚀

Little fun fact:
When I started teaching at CEC back in 2009, for my first few classes I didn’t ask for payment. Instead, I asked for a favour: to marry Dhruv. 😂❤️
Well… apparently that worked out well for all of us!

Jokes aside, the greatest reward as a teacher is seeing your students grow beyond what they thought was possible.

Some have gone on to become professional teachers themselves, like Kavya. Some made it onto the long list for the Asian Games like Tasha & Miraya and achieved incredible FEI World Dressage Challenge rankings and won National medals (proudly all my students)!

Many riders continue paving their way towards even greater success — in sport, in business and in life.

And yet, after all these years, I think one thing remains true:

The horses are our greatest teachers. 🐴❤️

They teach us patience, persistence, humility, courage, trust — and somehow bring us all together through the heart.

Happy Teachers’ Day to my greatest coaches, teachers and mentors and everyone who teaches — and to all the horses who have taught us more than words ever could. ❤️

30/08/2026

Are we lost in the forest? 🌳🐴
Luckily not 😅 … but I think every athlete feels a little lost from time to time.

And maybe that’s especially true in equestrian sport.

Great riding is not just about technique. It’s about feeling. Feeling your horse. Feeling when to push, when to wait, when to change something — and sometimes accepting that today simply wasn’t our day.

What a week it has been for our CEC team! ❤️

3 competitions. 15 riders. Many first National Qualifiers. Medals, wins, personal bests — and also a few disappointments and difficult rounds.

After almost 8 months without a show for our horses, I couldn’t be prouder of how our riders and horses came back. 👏🦄

Because sport isn’t a straight road upwards.

There are great days when everything suddenly comes together — and there are days when nothing seems to work. Both are part of becoming an athlete.

The weakness of one horse may be the strength of another. The challenge of one rider may be something another rider has already overcome.

Maybe that’s why we have so many horses 😅🦄 — but more importantly, that’s why we have a TEAM.

We learn from each other. We cheer for each other. We pick each other up. And we keep going together. ❤️

Because medals are wonderful — but resilience, friendship, courage and the willingness to come back stronger after a difficult day are what truly build great riders.

Very proud of this little CEC family. 🐴❤️
Keep riding. Keep feeling. Keep growing.

And a BIG THANK YOU to our entire CEC team who works behind the scenes to make all of this possible. Thank you to Jay Rathore for the incredible coaching support — and to our amazing parents who are there come rain or shine! 🌧️☀️❤️

21/08/2026

Special days of learning, training & growing together 🐴✨

With Jay's Jay coaching we could make a difference — refining the details, improving our dressage skills, gaining new knowledge and learning how to bring it all together when it matters. 🎯

Even tough the pics look like we were just eating and taking pictures 😅

A big thank you also to all the parents for their incredible support. Behind every rider’s progress is a team of people encouraging, supporting and believing in the journey. ❤️

Because in the end, it’s not only about the test or the result. It’s about the life we build through the sport — the discipline, friendships, challenges, progress and memories we make along the way. 🌟

Thank you, Jay for sharing your experience and knowledge with us. Looking forward to putting it all into practice! 🇮🇳🐎

09/08/2026

Dedicated to every young rider chasing a dream 🦄

The confidence, discipline, resilience, and leadership you build in the saddle today become the foundation of your success tomorrow.

Many of the world's most successful leaders developed these qualities through sport. Every early morning, every challenge, every fall, and every comeback is shaping the person you will become.

Today's video celebrates our amazing girls, but the message is the same for every rider — boys and girls alike:

Keep dreaming big, work hard, support one another, and never stop believing in yourself.

Your greatest victories are still ahead of you. 🌟

chennai equitation centre
Kishore Futnani
miraya மலர்🦋 Divya Ramprasad

PC: Vinothkumar

10/05/2026

To all my Mothers ❤️
I have been blessed with a great mother, an outstanding grand-mother and an amazing mother-in law 🙏
My life would not be complete without my horse-mother Sheela, my god-mother Heidi and all the amazing women in my life 🙏✨️

07/05/2026

Somewhere between two rocks in Montenegro… somewhere between stretching, balancing, laughing, reflecting on life — and probably getting a little too philosophical on my birthday 😄

But honestly, the last years made me think deeply:
What truly gives life meaning?
Why are we so advanced with technology — but often so disconnected emotionally?
Why do so many people feel lost, overwhelmed, or misaligned despite success?

Through horses, leadership, nature, relationships, painful experiences, growth, and many deep reflections, a new framework slowly started emerging:

✨️ The Life Box ✨️

A simple but powerful way to visually understand:
- what shapes our life,
- what blocks us,
- what truly matters,
- and how we consciously create a better future.

Stones. Sticks. Seeds. Threads.
Inner Core. Limiting Beliefs. Growth.

And today I feel especially grateful.

Grateful for the people who stayed close to me through difficult moments, believed in me, supported me, and reminded me who I truly am 🙏🙏🙏

But also grateful for the painful experiences, disappointments, misunderstandings, and the people who hurt me — because they pushed me to look deeper into myself, strengthen my self-belief, and understand life on a completely different level.

Maybe life is not about hiding the cracks and wounds. Maybe we are here to understand them, transform them, and turn them into golden opportunities for growth, alignment, and deeper meaning... 🦄

Today, here in Montenegro with my mom and grandma, I feel very aware that life is not only about achievement.
It is also about connection, nature, laughter, healing, perspective, and the people we share the journey with.

And maybe the real meaning of life is not to become perfect — but to become more true to ourselves, step by step.

✨️ The Life Box will help create a better future for the ones who are brave enough to open their own box.

Curious to explore it further? I’d love to hear your thoughts...

31/03/2026

No Holiday without new Adventures 😉
Grateful to spend time with my dad and Dhruv exploring an amazing country!

Clear water, beautiful beaches, dense forests, dark caves and some amazing animals and plants 🪴

Take a guess, where we are...

19/03/2026

AI will change the world in the next 5 years, but
Horses have shaped humans for over 5,000 years...

The world is becoming more intelligent.
But are we becoming more human? 🤔

A horse doesn’t listen to your words.
It responds to your presence… and your actions.

And maybe that’s the point. What we can learn from horses is more relevant than ever.

04/03/2026

For our wedding anniversary this year, we decided to do something a little different 😀

14 km barefoot under the full moon along the sacred Girivalam path around Arunachala Hill. 🌕✨
And we were certainly not the only ones…
Thousands of people were walking through the night.

Along the way we saw many temples and small shrines — each different, each with its own presence — but all giving energy.

Many people were praying for health, prosperity, children, and blessings in their lives. For us it was about exploring new paths. We love to explore — places, ideas, and life itself.

And yes… somewhere along the way I also checked in with my fortune teller who happens to be a guinea pig 🐹😄

Most of all it was about gratitude — for everything that has unfolded in our lives so far. Walking this path together hasn’t always been easy. But somehow we manage to bring out the best in each other. Credits to

Even when the soles of our feet start burning a little… 🔥
we simply keep walking. 14 km. Barefoot. Full moon.

A beautiful reminder that life — and love — is a journey you keep walking together. ✨

SacredJourney

07/02/2026

From a dream whispered years ago… to the Asian Games long list of Dressage. ✨

Tasha & Miraya have been riding with me for 5 years.
Five years of early mornings, quiet doubts, falls, relentless repetition, and choosing the hard road when the easy one was right there.

They dared to chase goals others said were not possible.
And in doing so, they didn’t just get closer to the destination — they became stronger, braver, more grounded versions of themselves. This is what happens when you stay on the path long enough.

When determination outlasts doubt.
When belief is trained daily — like a muscle, like a horse, like a dream.

Proud of you both. .eqeq
This long list is not the end — it’s proof that the journey is working. 🐎🔥

Congratulations to all the great riders who don't just dream about it but work hard on making their dreams come true 🙏

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