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A cheaper and more environmental-friendly alternative is a bicycle.
by abyssin 3y ago
A cheaper and more environmental-friendly alternative is a bicycle.
- Tade0 3y agoDefeats the purpose of having a pony. Riding is like 1/4 of the whole time spent with the animal.
- RoyalHenOil 3y agoI did some horseback riding when I was a Girl Scout, and I quickly found that I actually preferred to be on my own feet and interacting with the horse rather than on its back. All of my best and most vivid memories from that time are of petting and grooming horses, not riding them. Riding feels so impersonal.
- Tade0 3y agoA friend of mine just yesterday had to say goodbye to a horse she's been taking care of for the past 10 years. I can't really say "her horse" as he wasn't the type that would listen to commands. It's really nothing like having an inanimate object, like a bicycle.
- seszett 3y agoThat can be true of bicycles as well to be honest.
- mcv 3y agoLike kids these days have that kind of time in between all the Youtube watching.
- briandear 3y agoTires, metals, lubricants, plastics.. How is a bike more environmentally friendly? Many bikes are made in China, so you have shipping and transport as well. Have you ever visited a bike factory in China? How about a tire factory? A horse ranch is infinitely more environmentally friendly.
- spacebanana7 3y agoLarge animals have substantial carbon emissions. A horse emits an average of two tonnes of carbon emissions a year [1], comparable to that of a car [2]. The full picture gets complicated when you account for vehicle fuel, horse diet, age of vehicle/horse, land use, storage etc. But in general it's fair to say that horses are broadly similar to cars in carbon impact. Compare both with pedal bicycles, where impacts are effectively negligible [3] [1] https://www.yourhorse.co.uk/news/agria-hoofprint-calculator/ https://www.yourhorse.co.uk/news/agria-hoofprint-calculator/ [2] https://www.ageco.co.uk/useful-articles/car/what-are-the-co2-emissions-of-my-car/ https://www.ageco.co.uk/useful-articles/car/what-are-the-co2... [3] https://keith.seas.harvard.edu/blog/climate-impacts-biking-vs-driving https://keith.seas.harvard.edu/blog/climate-impacts-biking-v...
- postalrat 3y agoWhat are we saving the planet for if not for the things living on it?
- abyssin 3y agoFor the human beings. Life itself isn't threatened by climate change.
- xboxnolifes 3y agoA car only emitting as much as a horse makes car emissions seem quite good. The issue seems to be the difference in where the two source their emissions from: oil vs plant.