As per the municipality, only 460 horses are allowed to operate

At Dasturi Naka, which is located three km from the main market street of Matheran, and the point till which vehicles are allowed, horse riders can be seen idly waiting around for visitors, on a hot weekday afternoon. They attribute the low takers for these rides to the ongoing exam season and the recently-revived toy train, whose services were
resumed in January after being discontinued due to two derailments.