Expansion of rural roads and motorized transport may become a serious threat on the use of equids as working and riding animals. What needs to be made to maintain the importance of these animals in the rural life?
Rural India has a unique challenge in that it has a low population concentration as well as a very low income and spending power. Infrastructure such as telecommunications, power, and connection is too expensive for rapid returns.
The horse family, often known as equids, includes six living wild species of asses and zebras in addition to domestic horses and donkeys.