Chennai’s Kevin Gabriel and Soulmate Win Silver at Junior National
Championships 2024, Help Team Secure Historic Gold
Chennai, January 4, 2025: The young rid ers from Chennai Equitation Centre hav ve returned from the Junior National Ch ampionships 2024 in New Delhi with a h istoric 18 medals, setting an all-time rec ord for the team. This victory marks a la ndmark achievement for the Chennai-b ased equestrian academy, which has con sistently placed at the top in Dressage c ompetitions.In the Children 2 (10-12 ye ars) category, Kevin Gabriel, riding his h orse Soulmate (competition name: Sech hs Richtige), played a key role in securin g the team’s gold in Children- 2 category . Kevin also earned an individual silver m edal, while teammate Eshan Sundaram c laimed Gold with his black mare, Fame o f Viberty. The team also featured Punav Suresh on Grandduke and Hasini B from Coimbatore. Miraya Dhadabhoy with he r horse Knock-out claimed the team gol d alongside Sankara Rathore with FT in the Junior category.
“In horse-riding the partnership betwee n horse and rider is essential to perform at the top. It is a great sport for children and juniors to make them mentally and physically strong as well as build a trust ed relationship with their 500 kg sport-partner: the horse. The kind of experien ce and life-lessons they learn with us sta y with them for life and benefit them we ll beyond their active riding career.” says Isabelle Futnani
Kevin Gabriel, who began riding at the a ge of 10, has already established an imp ressive track record. In 2022, he won his first national competition and was hono red with the Best Youngest Rider award. Under the mentorship of Isabelle at the Chennai Equitation Centre, Kevin earne ed an individual Silver medal and contri buted to the team’s historic Gold at the Junior National Championships. To date, Kevin has won 21 medals and 3 trophies and remains committed to reaching new milestones in his equestrian career.Che nnai Equitation Centre, known for its w orld-class training facilities and experin ced instructors, has been a nurturing gr ound for equestrian talent in India. Over the years, it has consistently produced t op riders who have represented the cou ntry at both national and international ompetitions.
Results from Junior National Champion Ships New Delhi 2024:
Age Group: Children 2
Dressage Event: Team Gold – Hasini B – FT Team Gold – Punav Suresh – Grand du ke Team Gold – Kevin Gabriel- Soulmate Team Gold – Eshan Sundaram – Fame
Children 2
Individual Dressage Event:
Gold – Eshan Sundaram – Fame,Silver – K evin Gabriel – Soulmate.
Age Group: Children 1
Dressage Event:
Team Gold – Shubh Chowdhari – FT Tea m Gold – Pranav Deepak- Fame Team Go ld – Ananya Sajith Haridas- Knock-out T eam Gold – Inaraa Milan Mehta – Soulma te
Children 1
Individual Dressage Event:
Gold – Shubh Chowdhari – FT,Silver – Pra nav Deepak- Fame
Age Group: Juniors
Dressage Event:
Team Gold – Miraya Dadhabhoy- Knock-out,Team Gold – Sanskar Rathore – FT
Junior
Individual Dressage Event: silver – Sansk ar Rathore – FT
Age Group: Young Rider
Team Dressage Event
Team Gold – Jaiveer Varma – Soulmat e,T eam Bronze – Samanna Everaa – Knock-out
Young Rider
Individual Dressage Event,Silver – Jaive er Verma – Soulmate.
About Chennai Equitation Centre: Chennai Equitation Centre is one of Indi a’s premiere horse-riding clubs with so me of the country’s best horses, riders, i nfrastructure and coaches. CEC’s riders have won more than 100+ National Med als in the past few years. In Dressage CE C riders from Tamil Nadu are ranking am ongst the top in the country! Our ambiti on is to provide a high-quality training f acility with international coaches to dev elop riders who will represent India in th e coming ASIAN GAMES 2026. Chennai Equitation Centre is one of most recogni zed club names at Equestrian competiti ons all over India. Our riders have consis tently excelled at Local, National and Int ernational events. Our riders regularly c ompete and win medals at Junior Nation als, Equestrian Premier League (Embas y International Riding School, Bangalor e) and International events like the FEI Wo rld Challenges. The Chennai Equitation Centre (CEC) is located on a lush green campus in Sholinganallur in the heart of the IT Sector in Chennai. CEC is a trust s et up by Mr. Kishore Futnani and was es tablished in January 2010. CEC was for merly known as ‘Chennai Equestrian Ac ademy’ started in 1998. The centre has some of the best facilities in the country including a covered all weather arena (2 0x60 meters) stabling for 60 horses & p onies, a competition size sand arena, pra ctice dressage arena and lunging arenas as well as accommodation.
