. ▁The ▁Army ▁re - est ab lished ▁several ▁major ▁horse ▁shows ▁across ▁the ▁country ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁halt ed ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁Army ▁began ▁seeking ▁opportun ities ▁to ▁send ▁rid ers ▁to ▁comp ete ▁at ▁international ▁events . ▁However , ▁all ▁international ▁compet itions ▁were ▁conducted ▁by ▁the ▁F édération ▁É quest re ▁Intern ationale ▁( FE I ) ▁which ▁required ▁particip ating ▁rid ers ▁to ▁be ▁sent ▁by ▁national ▁feder ations . ▁As ▁India ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁such ▁a ▁feder ation , ▁the ▁Army ▁established ▁the ▁E quest rian ▁Federation ▁of ▁India ▁( E FI ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁General ▁P . P . ▁K um aram ang al am , ▁Major ▁General ▁R . K . R . ▁Bal as ub ram an ian , ▁and ▁several ▁senior ▁army ▁officers ▁are ▁cred ited ▁with ▁setting ▁up ▁the ▁E FI . ▁The ▁Federation ▁held ▁its ▁first ▁meeting ▁on ▁ 1 4 ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁and ▁officially ▁proc laimed ▁" the ▁birth ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁E quest rian ▁Federation ▁of ▁India " ▁and ▁defined ▁its ▁object ives . ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁E FI ' s ▁ur gent ▁tasks ▁was ▁to ▁" prom ote ▁equ ine ▁bre eding ▁and ▁care ▁and ▁management ▁of ▁equ ines " ▁as ▁the ▁Part ition ▁of ▁India ▁had ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁loss ▁of ▁West ▁P un j ab , ▁the ▁best ▁horse ▁bre eding ▁territory ▁in ▁British ▁India , ▁to