• PineRune@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    I thought horses were only an affordable luxury for the wealthy. As in most peasants had to do all that physical labor manually, and only the very well off could afford a horse to help with work (or travel).

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      3 days ago

      Nah, though there was a big cost gap between a farm horse and a riding horse, and oxen were generally cheaper (and stronger) than either