Yes it did.
Move any amount of equipment up a mountain or on public land and say that again.
...??? Like by helicopter?
You cannot land a helicopter everywhere a mule can go. You clearly have no experience here.
Why would you have to land?
I hunt and fish and hike.
...ya know what, upon further consideration techno-horses are actually the future. AI augmented.. HorseGPT. You are right.
Have you actually seen a helicopter? Know anything more than they are rotary wing aircraft? Do you know about rotor wash or range, especially when carrying a load? Do you know how difficult flying with a hanging load it is and how much stress it puts on the airframe? Did you know airframes can bend since the entire aircraft is supported by its rotor head while the airframe itself is actually carrying the weight?
Your robo horse thing also ignores the energy usage of an animal vs robot. The animal has a distinct advantage.
Again, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Hopefully you’re not an engineer by trade, as you’re failing at pros and cons here.
it did not, there are plenty of situations in which technology is less preferred to a horse (or mule), like say climbing everest or various other difficult terrains. it did reduce the amount of working horses though