Horseback v. Driving
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Should we ride horseback?
Personally, I would love to ride horseback instead of by car. I'm not a great driver and it would be safer for everyone involved. I think I would have fewer accidents as the only time I am EVER graceful is when I am on a horse. And then there's the matter of reducing our carbon footprint. Riding would reduce carbon footprints and anyone who did ride could give manure to others for fertilizer or fuel. It may be a smelly fuel but it's still fuel.
Problems Arise
There are several problems that come up in my personal desire to ride a horse instead of driving. In many towns, particularly suburbs, there are so many ordinances up the wazoo about what you can and cannot do with horses. In my hometown, the laws relating to horses were completely ridiculous. There is a law that you cannot leave any tack outside and uncovered. Not only would that be really stupid, it would be pretty pointless to have tack there. In order to bring a horse there you needed all sorts of permits and it was only allowed for pony rides for birthday parties and carnivals.
And I guess I can't fail to acknowledge that cars are faster. Cars will get you anywhere you want much faster, they don't require feeding, you don't need to look after them, it doesn't matter if you leave them outside for five days alone. A car is not a living being which makes everything a whole lot easier to take care of, all you have to do is take it to get serviced every six months.
In the future...
I can't help but wonder what will happen in the future... when we exhaust our oil supply, will those of us with horses and who know how to ride be the ones with the advantage? Will horseback riding be a temporary fix until a new fuel source is discovered?
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I don't know, I asked someone about that and my cousin, who is an engineer, said they don't use it because of it's smell. I think people should get over it... I like the the smell of horse manure, smells comforting. But it definitely is a good fertilizer if nothing else. I donate my horse's manure to my school's garden (I know that sounds weird) but we were able to grow stuff in a place that had completely infertile ground for decades.
Your hub reminded me of a time when I was learning riding as a young, gangly boy. I clambered onto the horse (or was it a pony) and as it started trotting, I found myself sliding down. And before I knew it, I was under the horse's belly, clutching on to his neck for dear life! LOL.
And who knows about the future? We know that everything goes through cycles (civilisations, fashion, transportation) so it could very well happen that horses become the preferred mode of transport. Inspite of my lack of riding finesse, I would still love it that way.
Thank you for answering the request. I originally asked it because gas prices were soaring and our car repairs were getting ridiculous. Surely a horse would be cheaper and less work. LOL Maybe one day I'll see.
Tom Rubenoff says:
5 months ago
Horses are a green and renewable form of transportation. Powered by plants, they give excellent fertilizer as a waste product. Perhaps methane from the waste of the millions of horses required to replace cars and busses could be use to produce electric power?