The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself

Re:The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself by motohagiography on Sunday February 18, 2018 @01:35PM (#16407397)

Not disputing horse collar. Point made in a history of horsemanship (an in turn ploughman trades) was that the trade of ploughmen in england moved away from oxen more to horses as the result of a change in plough design.

This excerpt may have been the design change that was referenced.

"There was little attempt to change the design of the plough until the mid 1600's with the Dutch being among the first in improving its shape. This change in shape was soon discovered in Northern England and Scotland with Joseph Foljambe from Rotherham building and patented a plough having what was described as, the perfect implement then in use."

"http://www.ploughmen.co.uk/about-us/history-of-the-plough"

Perhaps there is a more direct way to discredit the implications of my original post?

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Re:The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself by JoeAltmaier on Monday February 19, 2018 @08:19AM (#16412669)

Discredit? Sorry, not intended. Just confused, since horses had been in use for ploughing for centuries. Unaware of any sea change in technique.

And in America of course we credit John Deere for reinventing the moldboard plow in the early 1800's. Sadly we weren't taught of any English innovations in school.

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Re:The Horse Helped Shape Our World at Great Expense to Itself by motohagiography on Saturday February 24, 2018 @12:53PM (#16454374)

I did not intend to come off as salty as my comment reads either, no snark intended.

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