Status Updates From Horses at Work: Harnessing ...

It's amazing to see how rapidly society changed over the course of the 19th century: from ox and human labor on farms to horse traction and steam engines, huge alterations in mass transit in cities.

It's amazing how many thing were products of the 19th century: defined "breeds" and the interest in/obsession with pedigree, to name two.

Fascinating, fascinating look at early 19th-century infrastructure, and how it was built to make way for the horse, in turn making the horse a central part of the transportation economy.