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[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Humans can actually outrun a horse under certain conditions, notably hot temperatures and extreme distances.

[–] Amanduh@lemm.ee 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But like if he could have ridden a horse and then ran and found a new horse ya know? Maybe he could have lived

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Funnily enough, a pony train has been the solution many times throughout history. A messenger would ride one horse to exhaustion, jump on another at a depot, and continue.

[–] Amanduh@lemm.ee 3 points 3 weeks ago

Now we're cookin with grease