Dressed in a fitted plain shirt, white breeches and riding boots, 17-year-old Jitender Singh mounts the horse in one swift move, patting its forehead every now and then. “Ali Baba, go…” he whispers before entering the arena for the “young rider’s puissance”, a high jump competition. Within the next few minutes, Ali Baba, a majestic stallion, makes four brilliant metre-high jumps and his rider is cleared to the next round. Singh is one of the 600 riders participating in the Anand Delhi Horse Show (DHS) 2012, organised by the Army Polo Club and Riding Club.

><table width='100%' border=0 cellspacing=0><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 18px; FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: #0253B7;'>Riding high</td></tr><tr><tr><td style='FONT-FAMILY: Arial; FONT-SIZE: 11px; '>At the army

Riding high

At the armys historic annual Delhi Horse Show, skill and training mix with hats and champagne

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