Asian Games, equestrian: As India win historic gold, understanding what dressage means, and how horses travel from one nation to other


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Four Indian equestrian riders — — Anush Agarwalla, Hriday Chheda, Divyakriti Singh and Sudipti Hajela — made history on Tuesday by claiming a rare gold medal in the team dressage event. This was India’s first gold in 41 years at the equestrian event of the Asian Games and India’s first gold ever in the dressage discipline. It was also India’s second medal in dressage of any colour since 1886. The medal means India have now claimed three gold medals so far at the Asian Games in Hangzhou. The Indian’s men’s air rifle shooting team and the women’s cricket team had...