>cheapest horses cost in the $1000-2000 range, sometimes even free.
>you only have to provide food, water, and housing for them, no other maintenance required
>an average horse can carry a rider up around 50 miles in a day
why are horses as a mode of transportation not more common? They are literally the perfect commuter vehicles.
Cheaper than a motorcycle and most e-bikes, has a big heart to love you with, and fun
Bump
Got a spare spot in the garage
>the true way to travel
goddamn right
why are horses as a mode of transportation not more common?
Because for your average commuter they are like owning a cross between a bicycle and a cow
I wish I could ride mine into town tbh. But even though not too far it's a winding rural road with cars careening past fast as hell and not much room. Think of the cyclist you see on roads like that, you come around a corner and nearly kill them, now imagine it's a big bloody horse there half way around the corner. And how it the horse going to react to that? Horses are more of an off road transport in the age of modern cars and roads. Ride it around your home farm sure and maybe cart it off in a float to somewhere else you want to adventure, some beach you want to gallop down etc. They're not nearly as practical for general transport as a car or a motorbike they do have their niche but they are of course not as simple to work as turning a key
They can also walk home when their owner is too drunk
this works to varying degrees of success, Ive seen more than a few guys laying on the ground horse watching over them in the morning. In which case ig get back on and go.
I would get a dwarf mare for my girl, just because she likes pigs and such. It's my hidden "go-to in case she pushes to get a stupid big pet". Of course she doesn't know yet.
Other than that we're dog people. Our last cat is in his 20's.
i always yearned for a mode of transportation susceptible to nervous breakdowns
>i always yearned for a mode of transportation susceptible to nervous breakdowns
Worry not, too-poor-for-a-horse fren, I have the car for you.
Wake me up when horse racing has something on par with group b.
Don't forget horses are herd animals and get agitated and violent when left alone, so you need at least 2 to make them happy
>unlike with cars and e-bikes
That a challenge?
car technology peaked in the 1920s. You could run most engines off multiple sources of fuel as well no need to have to use brand new oil lubrication. It was incentively built to last as long as you gave it proper maintenance.
New cars today are planned obsolescence machines. You can only use a very select margin of fuels to run them. Theres way too many parts under the hood now and with computers and electronics it can easily fail one way or another.
Horses on the other hand had to compete with something built way better. If todays cars were competing with horses, horses would of won and cars never would of caught on because of the plethora if micro problems that can arise
modern cars are far more efficient than cars of the 1920s were. gasoline wasn't as refined back then so cars HAD to be capable of burning a wider range of fuels, sacrificing efficiency.
you are right about planned obsolescence, but engine technology has only improved
>It was incentively built to last as long as you gave it proper maintenance.
False. The frame itself wouldn't even last that long, nor would the engine regardless of how much maintenance you put in it. It would last as long as you would be willing and able to replace every single component, in which case you could have just bought a new car.
They were also not reliable in the slightest, and they performed like shit.
BTW, half of all new cars made by Stalantis, Ford, and GM are flex fuel, meaning it can run on traditional unleaded gasoline, ethanol, or methanol.
Anyone can afford a shitty horse. They are basically free.
>far slower than a car or bike (making travel far more time-consuming, particularly in rural areas)
>requires a stable and open land to run around in when not in use, as opposed to just enough space to park it (making keeping one impractical if not impossible in urban bug hives)
>requires you to continuously clear all their shit out of the aforementioned stable
>exorbitantly large vet bills whenever something goes wrong with them (and unlike a car you can't just plug in a code reader and look it up on the internet to diagnose/fix problems yourself)
>no protection from elements besides whatever you're wearing
>easier to steal a horse or saddle because you can't lock them like a car door or trunk
People considered them inferior to cars an entire century ago; consider how much cars have improved since, and how they'd compare now.
>cars hae improved
Thats where you are wrong retard. Cars are just problem after problem now a days and are built with no quality
Horse food is expensive, if you only want to feed it with grass you need a lot of land, or let it graze a lot on the roadside. You also need to pay for farrier, deworm and vaccine.
And if it gets hurt or sick, rip your money.
Pavement fucks up horses legs and feet
because poopy streets
You also have to clean it retard
I'd pay for a quick ride if someone else is handling storage
anon, I don't think you understand. the average horse can walk 50+ miles a day with a rider on it. literally AVERAGE.
these animals are way bigger and more muscular than you think
yes but consider the average american
The rider will die of a heart attack before the horse can start getting back problems
Not speed efficient, no where to put the horse when you stop at your job or pick up groceries, and it a pay to deal with a bit because it's unpredictable and might cause an accident.
+If the horse dies you can always sell the meat to a local fast food restaurant
In an ideal society horses would be the primary means of transportation for the average citizen while cars would be relegated to logistics or long distance travel.
Why would you buy a discount horse?
Because he's a retard. The only reason to buy a cheap horse if you have no experience is if it's an old softy.
Regular bike:
>cost less than 200
>you have to provide nothing
>easy to store
>more comfortable and easier to control
>insufferable gay
>everyone wants to kill you
Whatever you ride better have four wheel or legs, or else you're a subhuman
Fucking fag
>Does after a month due to back issues
I kneel ostrich lord
wants to kill you
don't live in the U.S. maybe?
I guess its only worth for people living rural with a property. A lot of people rent or own them as a recreational activity where I live, but they can't keep them at home. In some poor countries they do it and also use horse carts. Its probably the most climate friendly and ecological solution. But not for cities.
Don't live in a city like a goyim cuck then
I don't, but yet I am not rich and have no property I could park my horse on. I'm already happy to have a place to grow vegetables on.
Would be cool if school buses in rural areas were replaced by a horse dragging a cart. A green solution and pretty sick too
>No one's gonna buy horse meat from your sick horse you stupid cunt
just eat it your self, moron
You know what, OP is right, and even more, another side hustle is own sheep. Literally free money and meat
Shit bro, at this rate just buy a farm. All the pets you want, tons of free meat and eggs and you also sell them, and all the land you can buy.
do I look like I have the money for that much land?
Farmers don't save 6 million bucks from waging and buy land anon. They're in the business of making money from land. They're paying big mortgage or lease payments unless they haven't expanded for generations, or they own a house worth of capital stock that they arrange to squat on someone elses land and share profits with them
and women
Well I'd rather fuck a car than a humanoid.
I honestly do not understand why cars can't fuck us yet. Road rage would not exist if cars were equipped with automatic blowjob machines.
>not walking around with a caravan of pack donkeys to the office
NGMI
fix the feet yourself
and when it gets too sick to live just shoot it in the head and butcher the meat, saving a lot on literally months worth of meat.
you need to get them vet care and you need to either trim their hooves or have a farrier come out and do it
you ONLY have to provide food, water, and housing for them? no other maintenance required?
Training, need to show them, and trim them. Healthcare later in life.
Counterpoint: they shit a lot and that alone makes a horse more of a hassle to deal with than a motorcycle or bike
food water and housing for a horse costs more than gas and parking
it CAN cost a lot for brainlets but they don't necessarily have to cost a lot.
Like I'm pretty sure I could keep a horse behind my apartment complex maybe. or my dad's backyard
itll probably die painfully or get removed by the state but i wish you the best regardless
>Like I'm pretty sure I could keep a horse behind my apartment complex maybe.
someone is definitely gonna steal your horse
how the fuck is someone gonna steal a fucking HORSE?
plus the horse will be bonded to me so only I will be able to ride it. it will kick a thief in the face and kill them
>how the fuck is someone gonna steal a fucking HORSE?
get it into a trailer and drive off, I suppose
oh yea pull up with a trailer to my backyard sure
If your horse is going into strange trailers it never loved you. Sorry you had to find out this way.
well I stole the horse in the first place so we haven't had much time together
not with current gas prices
Brandon's America
More like Israel's America since Bush.