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draft animals
What is the difference between an ox and a bull?
How was the pair of oxen destined for work formed?
How many kilometers could an ox yoked to a plough travel in a day?
What is the drawbar and what was its purpose?
What is the double-shaft drawbar and what was its purpose?
What is the whiffletree and what was it used for?
What is the yoke and what was it used for?
What is the single yoke and what was it used for?
What is the double yoke and what was it used for?
How much weight could two oxen harnessed to a cart pull on a flat road?
In what context were horses mainly exploited?
In what context were mules and donkeys mainly exploited?
Did the horses, donkeys and mules pull with the yoke?
What were the main harnesses needed to attach the horse to the cart or plough?
What is the collar and what was it used for?
What is meant by mouthpiece?
What are the bit and the snaffle bit?
What is the saddle and what was it used for?
What are the traces and what were they used for?
What is the harness and what was it used for?
What are the characteristics of Franches-Montagnes horses and in what context are they mainly used?
What is the pulling power of a draft horse?
What is the difference between a donkey, a mule and a hinny?
How to distinguish a mule from a donkey and a horse?
What does the hinny look like?
What does it mean to pack a donkey?
How many donkeys and mules are there in Switzerland?
What is the meaning of saddle a pack animal?
What is the packsaddle and what was it used for?
How many kg can a donkey carry on its back?
What is the bridle and what was it used for?
What is the original horse breed of Switzerland?
What were the main draft animals in the country?