Every week my hospital admits a white horse that has been hit by a truck or has gone so lame that it cannot walk anymore. When doctors diagnose them they find that most of them are partially deaf and blind. Most of them die of their wounds and dehydration within a few days. These are “marriage horses.”

If you have ever attended a wedding from the groom’s side or have been a part of the baarat, you will know how slowly and steadily the baraat moves and how blaring the music can be. While for us humans, it may not be that big a deal because we shake a leg, having a gala time, but this becomes one torturous reality for the poor horse.