Gujarat CM culminates Horse-show at Ambode village

Gandhinagar

Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel today clearly hinted that the state government is determined to breed best quality horses in Gujarat.

Speaking at the culmination function of Horse Show organized by Ambode Horsemela Society at Ambode village near here, the Chief Minister said, not just the horses but the entire animal genre is an asset for rural economy and society.

The state animal husbandry department has implemented various schemes for nurturing and breeding the animals, Mrs. Patel said.

On the occasion, Ambode Horse-mela Society handed over a cheque of Rs 1-lakh to Mrs. Patel towards works being carried out under Swachhat Abhiyaan in Ambode village. Later, the Chief Minister handed over the cheque of Rs 1-lakh to village sarpanch Mrs. Pravinaben. The Chief Minister had also witnessed various tricks showcased by as many as 80 women horse-riders.

The district collector Mr. Ravishankar said, in last 5 years span in horse breeding at least 30% growth has been registered in Gujarat. According to census on horses’ population conducted in year 2012, as many as 18,264 horses are there in Gujarat. Of them, nearly 13,000 horses are of Kathiwadi breed and 5,000 are of Marwadi breed.

In this mela, over 600 horses were brought by their 174 caretakers from various states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and others. During one-week long mela, total buying-selling trading of horses was made of over Rs 1.50-crore, he said and added that over 31-lakh people had visited the mela.

Those who remained present at the function included Member of Parliament Mrs. Jaishreeben Patel, MLAs – Mr. Ashokbhai Patel, Mr. Sambhuji Thakore, Gandhinagar’s city mayor Mr. Mahendrasinh Rana and others.

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