Budgam (J&K):Farman Safavi, from Budgam district in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, inherited the hobby of keeping high-bred horses from his father and grandfather. Farman's grandfather, the late Syed Haider, was an expert in horse rearing as well as horse riding, and all these qualities he passed on to his son Syed Shafat, who is an engineer by profession. Farman spent his childhood with horses, and seeing Farman's interest in horses, his father gifted him a horse.
Farman studied in the valley up to 12th standard and later studied civil engineering in Punjab. He is currently performing his duties well. But every Sunday he goes horse-riding and takes his horses for a trot. Farman also takes his father for horseback riding.
In an exclusive interview with ETV Bharat, Faram said, "Since childhood, I was attracted to horses, so my father brought me a horse. While studying in Punjab, I often went to the stud farms and learned about horses there. When I brought my first horse I knew how to deal with them and I had learned to ride as well."
Talking about the horses he owns, Farman said, "I have three horses at the moment. The eldest of them is Sultan who is four years old and Rambo is two years old and Dilshan is one year old. Dilshan was four months old when I brought him from Pushkar Fair and gave him to my father as a gift. These three are the Marwari breed horses which are considered to be the highest breed horses in India."