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>But try taking a horse from Quincy, MA to Washing D.C. Like John Adams did many times. I'd believe the impediment to that will be not the regulation, but lack
by romwell 8y ago
>But try taking a horse from Quincy, MA to Washing D.C. Like John Adams did many times.
I'd believe the impediment to that will be not the regulation, but lack of horse-support infrastructure along the way (inns with stables and feeding stations, blacksmiths who could reshoe your horse if needed, etc).
I highly doubt that the number horse-accessible roads has declined since John Adams times. We really have built a lot more roads since then, even allocating a small percentage to horses would be way more than was available back than.
TL;DR: John Adams didn't take the interstate either.
- hitpointdrew 8y ago>I'd believe the impediment to that will be not the regulation, but lack of horse-support infrastructure along the way (inns with stables and feeding stations, blacksmiths who could reshoe your horse if needed, etc). You're not wrong about this. But even if there was horse-supporting infrastructure along the way, riding a horse from Quincy to D.C. would still be way harder today, if not impossible. Just due to riding on the roads with cars, and find routes that aren't the interstate, or some major road where horse riding isn't allowed.