A Kind Bit for Marwari/Kathiawari Horses |
| Indian horse racing needs no introduction. Now, it is the turn for the local bred horses catching the eye of horse lovers from Europe and other part of the world. Recently a group of British people paid visit to Jodhpur to donate 80 bits to the Marwari and Kathiawari breeders, professional traders and riders. The locally made bits are often crudely filed, with sharp shapes on the mouthpiece like spikes and rowels. This gives mouth injury to the indigenous horses at a large scale. The British non-profit organization, FOMHUK (Friends of Marwari horse in United Kingdom), came forward to extend its support to the improvement of the animals’ lives and their preservation in India. The group was formed two years ago to promote the awareness, welfare and bring help for the horses which are found in the desert regions of Rajasthan and Gujrat in India. A team of five persons recently took a horse safari to reach Balotra, the largest horse fair held in Rajasthan. During the visit, they met Rawal Devendra Singh Nawalgarh, a famous breeder and Rajasthan representative for the Indigenous Horse Society of India. The group explained the benefits of a kinder bit for the horses’ mouth. They made an appeal to the locals to exchange the locally-made bits for the donated snaffle bits. It is noted that the Marwari, Kathiawari, Manipuri, Spiti, Bhutia, Zanskari horses have been identified by the Government of India as the indigenous breeds of Indian horses. |
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