Abstract
In the 19th century, horses helped shape not only rural farmlands but also the industrializing cities. Horses were living machines which pulled public and private transportation, hauled goods and materials, and powered the heavy equipment that built and maintained infrastructure. Their needs for shelter, food, equipment, and flat, paved streets influenced the ways that humans constructed their built environment.
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