Hriday Chheda Height, Age, Girlfriend, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Profession	Equestrian
Known for	winning the gold medal in Team equestrians championship at the 2022 Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 175 cm in meters- 1.75 m in feet & inches- 5’ 9”
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	Black
Career
Medals	Gold • 2023: Mixed Equestrian Team event at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China
Personal Life
Date of Birth	24 July 1998 ( Friday)
Age (as of 2023)	25 Years
Birthplace	Mumbai
Zodiac sign	Leo
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Mumbai
School	• Jamnabai Narsee International School, Mumbai • Mallya Aditi International School, Mumbai
College/University	University of London
Educational Qualification	A bachelors degree in Business and Management Note: He pursued his graduation via distance learning.
Relationships & More
Marital Status	Unmarried
Family
Wife/Spouse	N/A

Some Lesser Known Facts About Hriday Chheda

• A joyful pony ride in Juhu sparked Hriday’s love for horses, leading him to choose horse riding as his career path.

• Hriday began learning equestrian skills when he was 6 years old. He received training at the Japalouppe Equestrian Centre near Pune.

• Later, he joined the Amateur Riders’ Club (ARC) at Mahalaxmi racecourse, where he had opportunities to compete at both state and national levels.

• Hriday has also trained and worked in various places across Europe.

• While in England, Hriday accompanied Emile Faurie, a British Olympic Dressage rider.

• In 2019, he worked in Germany alongside Tara Schneider at Gut Römerhof and also collaborated with dressage rider and horse behaviour expert Warwick Mclean and his wife, Carolina Mclean.
  

  Hriday Chheda at Gut Römerhof

• By 2021, Hriday began collaborating with Nanoli Stud Farm in India to establish a modern riding facility and launch the country’s first breeding program for dressage horses.

• In 2022, Hriday won the CDI3* Motesice (SVK) Intermediate 1 freestyle dressage event by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports.

• In September 2023, Hriday was on the winning team for the Gold medal at the 19th Asian Games in the Team dressage event. He also participated in the individual dressage event but faced disqualification due to a violation of animal protection rules. His horse, Chemxpro Emerald, had some blood spots on the left leg. ^[1]The Bridge

• Hriday leased his horse Emerald, a 14-year-old gelding, in October 2022 from Dutch international Ilse van Cranenbroek. In an interview, he discussed his close connection with Emerald and said,
  

  In the last year, I have learnt that Emerald has a big ego, and you can’t force him to do anything unless he is enjoying it. So, I have managed to understand his mindset and have developed a good rapport. He has great experience of competing at the international level. I wish I had had one more year to train with him.”

• Hriday Chheda is the sole Indian to secure victory in the Concours de Dressage International (CDI) event at the global level.

• In an interview, talking about his experience at the Asian Games event, Hriday said,
  

  My horse got really stressed with the atmosphere in the arena. There were so many people! This atmosphere is not something you can get every day. So you cannot train for it. He was really spooked and afraid to enter the arena. I had to really push him to give him the confidence, Whenever he would stop and resist going in one direction, I would turn him around and go the other way. We did this twice and then three times, and finally, I earned his trust again. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have won this medal today.”