Plowed horse
Plow horse is a condescending term for a workhorse (also Gaul ) used as draft animals in agriculture (on the field is used). Wherever possible, horses that were as heavy as possible were used for this work, which is why the word "plow horse" is associated with "cumbersome". Before the advent of mechanization and motorization ( tractors ) in field cultivation, draft horses played a major role not only in Germany. They are usually cold-blooded animals . Heavy races such as the Rhenish-German draft horse were used on flat terrain, while lighter breeds like the Black Forest draft horse were used in mountainous terrain .
Field horse was and is also used as a synonym for a frugal, hardworking workhorse . The riding horse is often seen as the opposite of the workhorse. The old saying is derived from this:
- "You can't make a racehorse out of a horse in the field !"
Horses were used in agriculture for the following work
- Plowing the field
- Harrowing the field
- For sowing
- For the grain harvest
- For threshing
- For transporting agricultural products as a pack animal or by wagon
- For operating a horse goblet, for example, for pumping water
A horse in front of the harrow
Amish spread manure
Grain mower powered by horse power
Sheaf binder powered by horse power
Threshing machine powered by horse power
Mowing the hay with the help of horses
Transport of the hay
In addition, there are lighter horses than riding horses for shepherds, mostly cattle herders, as is still the case today in some areas of Spain ( Vaquero ), France ( Gardian ), Italy ( Buttero ), Hungary ( Csikós ), Argentina ( Gaucho ), Chiles ( Huaso ), Mexico ( Charro ) and USA ( Cowboy ) is used.
