Horses are attractive – few decades ago in cinemas and folklore, the Queen or heroine would be abducted on a white horse by the man she dreamt of !!
We have seen horses eating green grass and are fed red gram too. Horses are herbivores that need a diet high in fiber and low in starch or sugar to maintain their health. Grass provides this and much more. Every horse owner’s idea of paradise is to see their horse grazing on a lush green field. Horses thrive in the wild on a diet of grass and other plants. From these foliages, they extract the nutrients needed to grow healthy and strong. Domestic horses are no different; eating grass is essential. Grass is essential to aid horses’ digestion and provide the nutrients they need to grow strong and healthy.
The horse’s immune system plays a critical role in tackling the infections that it encounters. It is instrumental in protecting the horse when foreign invaders, such as viruses, parasites, fungi, or bacteria, breach the physical barriers—such as skin and mucous membranes— enter the body. The immune system is composed of two main branches. Innate immunity, present from birth, is the first line of defense against invading pathogens. Adaptive immunity, acquired later in life, is highly specific and involves immune cells.
Just as many parts of Chennai city, read Triplicane is grappling with Cattle menace, residents of Subramaniyampalayam in Coimbatore have raised concerns over the rising stray horse menace on the roads. The Coimbatore City Municipal Corporation (CCMC) is impounding stray cattle, but it does not have people with expertise in catching horses. The stray horses scare pedestrians, motorists and cause mishaps on roads. The owners who abandoned their horses must be identified and slapped with hefty fines. It is stated that the authorities are unable to find the owners of abandoned horses. An official stated that some horses are abandoned if they are injured or if a foal is born without a birthmark on its head !! Curious.
With regards – S. Sampathkumar
23.8.2023
