On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 6:00 PM, Bob W <p...@web-options.com> wrote: > >> They still make buggy whips too. I doubt anyone has any >> illusion that >> the horse drawn buggy is still "alive" as a transportation machine, >> though. :-) >> > > it is, actually. Most of the world's population do not live in the countries > that we live in, but the horse-, donkey- or ass-drawn buggy is still very > much alive in many parts of the world. I've seen it personally in Eastern > Europe, Russia, Africa and India. In general the horses lead pretty > miserable lives, I must say.
The Amish around central PA seem to take great pride in their horses. Or at the very least, they take good care of them. (Perhaps pride is something they eschew. I don't know.) I have yet to see one that looks mistreated, while most appear healthy and strong with very shiny coats. We pass by at least 3 communities between our home and my wife's Grandmother's house. It's not uncommon for us to half a dozen horse drawn buggies over that 80 mile trip. -- Scott Loveless Cigarette-free since December 14th, 2008 http://www.twosixteen.com/fivetoedsloth/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
