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[โ€“] PineRune@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

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).

[โ€“] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks 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