Comment on Anon takes the horsepill

RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• rumba@lemmy.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Ignoring lack of parking, slow travel and waste disposal, it’s more like 3-6k if you already live on a farm. 5-10k if you board it with someone, and you’ll likely need a car to get you to the stables.

  A bicycle however…

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  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Believe it or not, riding a horse while drunk is also an offense in many places.

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  • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Except you can’t drink and ride a bike in many areas. I doubt most cops would enforce it though.

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    • Perhapsjustsniffit@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I had a friend back in my younger years who got a drinking and driving ticket on his bike. Around 1995.

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      • whoisearth@lemmy.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I was drunk and high out of my gourd one night biking home along Bloor Street and got a ticket for speeding lol. This was maybe 2004. I have thankfully matured since then.

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    • SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      You can in Germany. I only once fell into some bushes, but since I could not remember that it does not count.

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• gamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  US government will let you adopt a horse or mule a year for super cheap as long as you can care for them and can pick them up

  My wife and I are considering a mule for tasks around our acre and it’s less than getting most other animals

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  • RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    That’s all well and good, but I’ve spent years around horses and owners…long enough to know that I’d never want one, at least not one you’d actually intend to use for any sort of riding if I had a choice.

    Animals that can be cranky, bite, kick, needs farriers, training, vet bills, meds, food, tack, trailer, shelter, stable, or barn, land to keep the horse healthy and not too confined…

    $1750 is not horse money. Not by a long shot. Not in the context of this hypothetical argument where one might trade a horse for a car.

    There’s a reason people traded these magical animals for cars.

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    • echodot@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      I’m reasonably confident that my car cost considerably less than a horse would every year

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    • Sylvartas@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Tbf a lot of these issues can be mitigated with good training. But yeah it’s still more work than maintaining a car

      Source : gf is a professional horse trainer

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