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What are some alternatives to horses in a medieval world? [duplicate]
Assuming horselike animals do not exist on the planet where my story is set, what would be the most effective way to travel as fast as possible over land in a medieval world?
In terms of animals, they'...
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Horses or ATVS? [closed]
Writing a setting where people have access to modern technology from the greater world, but the people of this land haven't really developed yet; there isn't a rail or road network connecting the ...
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Horse Exoskeletons?
Working on a society a society that was never centralized or peaceful enough to invest in rail and road networks, even as the rest of the world developed. They've imported camels, donkeys, and horses ...
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Piezoelectric Horseshoes?
New here, so forgive me if I commit a faux pas or two
So I wrote a society that, never being wealthy or organized enough to invest in rail and road networks, stuck with beasts of burden, even as the ...
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Can bringing 2 extra horses while traveling be considered realistic?
In the novel "The Emperor" by R.D. Villam there is a scene where 6 people are traveling somewhere riding horses but each of them also brings 2 extra horses, with a horse running at either side of each ...
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Horses vs. Bicycles in a soft post-apocalypse
I want to ask about the utility of bicycles vs. horses, but in a rather specific circumstance.
In the future, there is war (the particulars are irrelevant), and it causes the usual loss of population ...
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