And yet, unhitched from the menial task of transportation, the average horse today enjoys a far better quality of life than the average pre-car horse. Why? Horse girls. You see, now that the market demand for horses is no longer based on actual horsepower, horses can render the service of “just being themselves” for those who appreciate that most (in much more forgiving circumstances). In this way, horses truly are forever… and the real losers really are mankind. And its machines. In this essay, I will

  • Snowclone@lemmy.world
    35·
    2 months ago

    Fun fact, there are more domesticated horses now then there were at the hight of horses being used as transportation. I found this out when a reporter asked Jay Leno, an avid classic car collector, if he was upset about the CA law that makes only EVs legal to sell as new cars in CA by a certain date. He said he totally approved of the measure, and that there was nothing to worry about for classic car collectors, and citing horse ownership rates.

    • MDCCCLV@lemmy.caEnglish
      7·
      2 months ago

      Yeah, but there are a lot of neglected emaciated horses from people that shouldn’t have horses.

      • BorgDrone
        4·
        2 months ago

        There are also a shitload more humans now. Even if number of horses per capita is lower, the fact that there are more people may compensate for that.