20 second vid, but interesting horse drawn freight wagons were still
being used.

https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1750210605255131284

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JAB <[email protected]d> wrote:

20 second vid, but interesting horse drawn freight wagons were still
being used.

https://twitter.com/historyinmemes/status/1750210605255131284

They still are, to a limited extent: https://www.wadworth.co.uk/about/the-wadworth-shires

I'm not sure when horse drayage declined, but the last railway horse ('Charlie', from Newmarket) retired in 1967: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ9DrerydpM

Theo

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On 27 Jan 2024 13:15:41 +0000 (GMT), Theo
<[email protected]> wrote:

They still are, to a limited extent: >https://www.wadworth.co.uk/about/the-wadworth-shires

"Did you know? A set of shoes lasts about four weeks and a mobile
farrier visits regularly to hot show them with a mobile forge"

Back in horse-based farming-days, these farriers (blacksmiths) were
plentiful. Where I live, each township (six miles (9.7 km) on a side)
had at least one farrier.

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