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Oxen as draught animals in Britain
Does anyone have any leads that could throw light on when oxen were replaced by horses for heavy draught work in Britain?
In addition, in the early 1500s when roads were terrible so wheeled travel was slow, why would horses be imported to develop horses for this purpose - when oxen presumably were readily available?
In addition, in the early 1500s when roads were terrible so wheeled travel was slow, why would horses be imported to develop horses for this purpose - when oxen presumably were readily available?
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http://www.historytod...agriculture-1100-1500
http://www.historytod...agriculture-1100-1500
The key to this is the development of the yoke.
Early yokes would cut off air supply to a horses head if they tried to pull against it which made them useless for agriculture.
looks like it was about 1200 before it was in generaluse in Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_collar
Early yokes would cut off air supply to a horses head if they tried to pull against it which made them useless for agriculture.
looks like it was about 1200 before it was in generaluse in Europe
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horse_collar
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