author(s)
Akeel Yousf Wani, M Abdullah, HM Khan and AA Shah

abstract
The study was carried out to ascertain the different managemental practices adopted and the constraints being faced by ponywallas associated with tourism in Sonamarg and Pahalgam. A significantly higher (p< 0.05) of ponywallas from Sonamarg (100%) were soaking concentrate mixture prior feeding than Pahalgam region (36.66%). In Pahalgam (91.66%) and Sonamarg (85%) equine rearing were of semi-intensive type with mainly kutcha type of houses. Significantly higher (p< 0.05) respondents in Sonamarg 86.25% were disposing carcasses in open than Pahalgam 72.5%. Daily grooming of equines was done in both regions. Unavailability of credit and other subsidiary facilities, poor animal insurance facility, lack of on track veterinary services, involvement of middle men in fixation of rates and high feed and fodder costs were major constraints. Thus ponywallas in both the regions were socio-economically weak, illiterate and adapted unscientific methods of rearing besides were facing constraints that need to be taken care by the authorities.