Working Horse
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A Working Horse is a domesticated horse that is a working animal.
- Context:
- It can belong to a Working Horse Population.
- Example(s):
- Bucephalus.
- …
- Counter-Example(s):
- a Working Elephant.
- a Wild Horse.
- a Laborer Worker.
- See: Domestication, Feral Horse.
References
2014
- (Wikipedia, 2014) ⇒ http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse#Work Retrieved:2014-11-29.
- There are certain jobs that horses do very well, and no technology has yet developed to fully replace them. For example, mounted police horses are still effective for certain types of patrol duties and crowd control.[1] Cattle ranches still require riders on horseback to round up cattle that are scattered across remote, rugged terrain.[2] Search and rescue organizations in some countries depend upon mounted teams to locate people, particularly hikers and children, and to provide disaster relief assistance.[3] Horses can also be used in areas where it is necessary to avoid vehicular disruption to delicate soil, such as nature reserves. They may also be the only form of transport allowed in wilderness areas. Horses are quieter than motorized vehicles. Law enforcement officers such as park rangers or game wardens may use horses for patrols, and horses or mules may also be used for clearing trails or other work in areas of rough terrain where vehicles are less effective.[4]
Although machinery has replaced horses in many parts of the world, an estimated 100 million horses, donkeys and mules are still used for agriculture and transportation in less developed areas. This number includes around 27 million working animals in Africa alone.[5] Some land management practices such as cultivating and logging can be efficiently performed with horses. In agriculture, less fossil fuel is used and increased environmental conservation occurs over time with the use of draft animals such as horses.[6][7] Logging with horses can result in reduced damage to soil structure and less damage to trees due to more selective logging.[8]
- There are certain jobs that horses do very well, and no technology has yet developed to fully replace them. For example, mounted police horses are still effective for certain types of patrol duties and crowd control.[1] Cattle ranches still require riders on horseback to round up cattle that are scattered across remote, rugged terrain.[2] Search and rescue organizations in some countries depend upon mounted teams to locate people, particularly hikers and children, and to provide disaster relief assistance.[3] Horses can also be used in areas where it is necessary to avoid vehicular disruption to delicate soil, such as nature reserves. They may also be the only form of transport allowed in wilderness areas. Horses are quieter than motorized vehicles. Law enforcement officers such as park rangers or game wardens may use horses for patrols, and horses or mules may also be used for clearing trails or other work in areas of rough terrain where vehicles are less effective.[4]
- ↑ "Horse Mounted Unit". United States Park Police. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/uspp/fhorsepage.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-07.
- ↑ Edwards The Encyclopedia of the Horse pp. 226–227
- ↑ "Volunteer Mounted Search and Rescue Unit". Employment. San Benito County Sheriff's Office. http://www.sbcsheriff.org/msru_job.html. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ↑ US Forest Service (May 2003). "Success Stories" (PDF). US Department of Agriculture. p. 4. http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/publications/success_story_updates/2003-05.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-20.
- ↑ Brown, Kimberly S. (June 1, 2006). "At Work in Morocco" (Registration required). The Horse. http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=7001. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ↑ Gifford "Working Draught Horses as Singles and Pairs" The Working Horse Manual p. 85
- ↑ Miller Work Horse Handbook p. 13
- ↑ Gifford "Working Horses in Forestry" The Working Horse Manual p. 145