Rajeev talks to his pony man on a trip to Hemkunt Sahib. And then it takes an interesting turn.

Why, I said with a sudden spark of entrepreneurial ingenuity, you could give horse riding lessons!

He smiled, said nothing. Perhaps my idea was either too good, or downright silly. Who would come to the freezing cold to learn to ride a horse? Even I had started to have doubts about my plan.

Sahib, its extremely easy to ride a horse. And yes, some people do come here, not to learn horse riding, but people working on the Hydro Project down there in Chamoli come here to rest and some learn horse riding as well.

I was excited. So say, if I come here, sometime in March-April next year, would you train me? What would you charge?