Bhimthadi horse | Return of a native

The six horses come galloping along the low-roofed stable building in Baramati, Maharashtra—a black stallion and a bay-coloured mare, followed by a white and a dun-skinned pair. Pelts gleaming, manes flowing, tails flying and hooves pounding the dustâ€æthey appear to be a force of nature. Hand-picked specimens of the famed Bhimthadi or Deccani horse, one can almost imagine the creatures among their ancestors in the 17th and 18th centuries, in a troop of Maratha horsemen, charging at the enemy and driving them off the field.