> The working time wasn't a full 8-hour day, as the animals would both tire and needed to forage. I believe ~4 hours was more typical. This was actually one of

> The working time wasn't a full 8-hour day, as the animals would both tire and needed to forage. I believe ~4 hours was more typical. This was actually one of the most surprising takeaways of doing farm work with a horse, needing to take frequent breaks to let the horse and the farmer rest for a while. Of course I knew there was going to be breaks, but their frequency and duration surprised me. It was much harder work for the horse than I had anticipated (but it's good exercise and not harmful to the animal). And it was perhaps what made it so much more enjoyable than working with machines. Even though it's hard physical labor, you take a break for oats, drinks and scratchies for a while and bond with the animal and the rest of the crew. It wasn't the least bit monotonous or boring the same way as doing 2x4h stints in the cabin of a tractor or in front of a computer.