India, Sept. 22 -- This February, less than three months after her three-medal haul at the Asian Championships in Pattaya, Thailand, equestrian Shruti Vora packed her bags at her then base in Germany and relocated to Yorkshire to train under world No. 5 and Paris Olympics bronze medallist Becky Moody. The reason? Despite her three silver medals at the continental championships, Vora was not happy with the way she rode.

"As an athlete, you must be ready to step out of your comfort zone. I feel I could've done much better in Thailand and maybe my training needed an upgrade," she told HT from Japan where she'll compete in the dressage event at the ongoing Asian Games later this week.

"I followed the same philosophy when I moved to Germany ...