Horse as a tool of transportation
By hayate13
@hayate13 (37)
Indonesia
September 24, 2012 11:21pm CST
At my childhood,i had walk in the traditional market near my house, at the time many horses are used as tools of transportation of people and goods that named "dokar or delman". Over time,slowly the horses as tools of transport functions disappeared and replaced by motor vehicles, like motorcycles and cars. At this time, "dokar or delman" commonly used for the tourist transport in many places, like in the beach, the ancient city, etc. At least it will cure my longing for transport tool that exist in my childhood. Even though I'm also sorry if the horse harnessed its power to become a transport tool. Is there another way to preserve the horse as a tool of transportation but not too hard to take advantage of its power?
2 responses
@ElicBxn (63643)
• United States
25 Sep 12
A horse is like any other creature, they have their likes and dislikes.
I've known horses that would rather stand around than have lessons on.
I've also known horses that loved to jump.
By loving to jump, I mean, if they are put in a pen with jumps, they will jump them by themselves. I've seen it. Around where I learned to ride, there was one horse we called "a jumping fool", I was there when he grabbed the bit and took his rider over a jump twice the size of the one he was supposed to go over.
The rider, by the way, did such a good job of it, the instructor sent him over it again, and he started getting better horses and going over bigger jumps the very next time he rode.
I've was talking to a lady driving the horse and carriage around town 20 years ago and she said that one of her horses just loved to pull the carriage, the other wasn't so thrilled. Not that he'd spook or anything, just that he was by nature pretty lazy so you had to make sure he was doing his fair share of the work.
@blue65packer (11826)
• United States
25 Sep 12
In the US the horse helped build this country. Their help went out of style when technology took over. In the 1950's the tractor took over for the horse. The horse got pushed aside because of machincery! The Amish use horses to work their fields and pull thier buggies. Alot of horses are used in tourism,too,to pull like carts and wagons. It would be nice to bring the horse back to use as transportion as before but we are so into technoloy it will never happen!
@hayate13 (37)
• Indonesia
25 Sep 12
What has happened in your country indicates that horses have the immportant role in human life, both past and present. But we have to see at this time all are required to move quickly, both work and trips. For that technological progress is needed. Nevertheless, the horse still has a place in our hearts.
