The author is starting to get hardcore!
British horse breeds in the 8th century
Scotland:
Scottish Highland Pony (used as a war horse by the Picts) 130-135cm
Shetland Pony (cargo horse) 71-112cm
England area:
Exmoor pony in southern England (large individuals can be used as war horses) 1.22-1.30cm, the ultimate individual can reach 134cm
Dartmoor Pony (cargo horse) 114-127cm
New Forest pony (cargo horse) 122cm
Northern England Dales pony (regarded as a war horse) 1.32-1.37cm
Fair pony (can fight horse) 1.32-1.34cm
Irish Celtic pony (cargo horse) 102-122cm
The Welsh ponies in Wales (cargo horses, used as war horses by the Welsh) are 112-122cm tall and are all male or gelding.
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Frank began to cultivate horses centuries ago. During Charlemagne's time, there were many kinds of powerful horses in the country.
Gallic war horse,
Niseanhorse of Iranian origin, Nisean horse (extinct)
iberian horse,
My book friend also told me that the export of these war horses was prohibited during Charlemagne’s time.
(The layout is too small, Manzai.)
The above test is provided by this group of book friends as a "machine gun for eating noodles".
In addition, tell me about a kind of horse in the discussion, the Irish Hobby Horse
(This horse became extinct hundreds of years later, but several bloodlines have been passed down),
I took this section from the English Encyclopedia.
Irish--Hobby (Irish--Hobby) is an extinct horse breed developed in Ireland before the 13th century.
The breed provides the basis blood for several modern horse breeds, including such diverse breeds as the Connemara Pony and the Irish Horse.
The breed was mentioned in 1375 by the poet John Barbour,
He called them hobynis in his poem "Blues." He also mentioned them in his work Reliquiae Antiquae, noting their speed.
There was another man, an Iyrysch man,
Uppone his hobby flew away...
The poet speaks in a garbled way. In fact, for me, this is:
Go ahead, this thief Jier is quick!
...
So, how do you keep such a handsome horse?
How much rice does it cost every day?
The author read several articles about raising horses, but didn’t know what he was talking about. In the end, it was like doing math.
After comparing several sets of numbers, I finally got a slightly clearer concept.
His characteristics are agility, multi-purpose, and a certain amount of endurance.
Performed many battlefield functions hundreds of years before extinction,
Body height is about 1.32-1.42cm (previous horses were definitely shorter than modern horses)
Has a weight of 1,000 pounds (453.59 kilograms, approximately equal to three and a half British Strongmen)
He can run 97-113 kilometers every day (we run him full every day, GOGOGO)
Now, don’t forget about eating and maintaining things every day, just eat.
Converted to the price of soft sister coins in China in 2023,
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A large amount of calories and nutrients need to be consumed, and sufficient feed needs to be provided.
These feeds include grains (such as oats, barley, corn, etc.), hay, fodder, and grass.
In the 9th century, the price of grain and grass was very different from today, and we cannot be sure of the cost of feed at that time.
The purchasing power of the currency quoted at that time was not the same as it is now.
Let’s start by estimating the approximate cost based on the feed consumption of modern horses.
Modern horses typically require a daily intake of 1% to 3% of their body weight in grain, and 1.5% to 2% of their body weight in hay.
Ok, the truth is getting closer!
As I said before (263.5), the price of armor from the 8th century can be hundreds of times different from that from the 14th to 15th centuries.
Early productivity will be low, and feeding and maintenance costs will be higher.
Assuming that the hobby requires a daily intake of 2% of the body weight in grain and 2% of hay,
Then it needs to consume 20 pounds of grain and 20 pounds of hay every day.
Using the current British grain prices, the price per pound of grain is approximately between 0.2 and 0.3 pounds.
Hay costs approximately £0.07 to £0.15 per pound.
Therefore, the daily feed cost for this horse is approximately between £8 and £12.
However, historical conversion also needs to take inflation into account.
This is where we use the historical inflation rate in the UK as a reference (not only in English, you can also find it in many places online)
One pass conversion,
The cost is in RMB prices in 2023
This is approximately equivalent to between 120-200 yuan per day.
every day!
You thought it was over
No, we still need one last step,
Find information on modern horse breeding and prices.
We don’t need the local tycoon style of raising horses. That kind of horse eats diamonds and pulls oil.
This is what people do
Let’s look for common people to raise horses.
In fact, many foreign people have raised horses and shared the expenses.
In the end, I defined it in the autobiography of a young lady from a lighthouse country who raised a poor horse.
There are many expenses involved in raising horses in modern times, but let’s just look at grains. She has raised 3 ordinary horses.
The cost of fodder and grain is 30-60 US dollars per month (more than 300 soft sister coins per month).
Did you see it? In the 9th century, my Irish horse was 15 times more expensive.
Considering that we are lords and can breed on a large scale,
You can be extensive, the mountains and forests belong to my family.
You can raise them randomly, the farm girls are all from my family.
You can spend a lot of money, so you can reduce certain expenses.
But that’s it, it’s still so expensive,
Note that this is just food, there are no various skin care products, illness treatment and miscellaneous items.
(Actually, after I looked at it for a while, the lady’s horse was very ordinary, but it was at least 8 times more expensive in this era)
In order to identify the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, the author persevered in researching some of the information.
You can learn a little bit about postures by reading this book.
Read books and learn postures, and mom will no longer have to worry about you failing the history test!
It took me too much time to look up information (it took me longer than typing a chapter),
In fact, there are also some stallion lineages and the origins of horses. I looked up on the Internet.
But it’s too cumbersome so I won’t post it. I feel like it’s useless.
Not so, British horse owners, right.
I have to work overtime today. If I go home early, I will update it tomorrow.
Very busy these days.
