robocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agoWhat animal could you take in a fight?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square237fedilinkarrow-up11.01Karrow-down121
arrow-up1989arrow-down1imageWhat animal could you take in a fight?lemmy.worldrobocall@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square237fedilink
minus-squarePatapon Enjoyer@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoHorses are skittish and will run from you, maybe an athletic human who knows how to track could chase it down until it’s exhausted caveman style What about those miniature horses?
minus-squareMalachaiConstant@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agoWe’re still a lot better over distance, iirc, which is why we are able to ride them
minus-square✺roguetrick✺@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·8 months agoYeah horse messengers were only really a thing when you could change horses at stations. That’s the whole point of the marathon. It’s based on the history of a foot messenger (at a time when we very much had domesticated horses).
minus-squareusrtrv@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 months agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon
minus-squareThe_Lopen@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·8 months agoLol does the horse retreat count as a victory?
Horses are skittish and will run from you, maybe an athletic human who knows how to track could chase it down until it’s exhausted caveman style
What about those miniature horses?
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We’re still a lot better over distance, iirc, which is why we are able to ride them
Yeah horse messengers were only really a thing when you could change horses at stations. That’s the whole point of the marathon. It’s based on the history of a foot messenger (at a time when we very much had domesticated horses).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_versus_Horse_Marathon
Lol does the horse retreat count as a victory?