Generally, wedding horses are made to walk for long distances without any rest, are fed unsuitable food often mandated by the rituals, and are expected to stay calm despite loud music, shiny lights, firecrackers as well as screaming revellers.
Since the horse could lose its calm due to these noises and lights, the handlers often try to pre-empt it and whip, chain, drug the animal, subjecting it to torture in unspeakable ways.
