@robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 year agoWhat animal could you take in a fight?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down121
arrow-up1984arrow-down1imageWhat animal could you take in a fight?lemmy.world@robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world • 1 year agomessage-square236fedilink
minus-squareFlaxlinkfedilinkEnglish8•1 year agoI think horses have quite a lot of stamina, the only animals actually comparable to humans. Which is why we ride them.
minus-square@MalachaiConstant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•1 year agoWe’re still a lot better over distance, iirc, which is why we are able to ride them
minus-square✺roguetrick✺linkfedilink0•1 year agoYeah horse messengers were only really a thing when you could change horses at stations. That’s the whole point of the marathon. It’s based on the history of a foot messenger (at a time when we very much had domesticated horses).
minus-square@usrtrv@lemmy.mllinkfedilink2•1 year agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon
I think horses have quite a lot of stamina, the only animals actually comparable to humans. Which is why we ride them.
We’re still a lot better over distance, iirc, which is why we are able to ride them
Yeah horse messengers were only really a thing when you could change horses at stations. That’s the whole point of the marathon. It’s based on the history of a foot messenger (at a time when we very much had domesticated horses).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon