Rural/Farm Life

Mr. Tesha isn't dragging a buggy with wooden wheels which weighed a ton and was full of furs or grain into town to sell or barter and then after unloading that filling it up with a months worth or more of dry goods to haul back home with him on his walk like these horses were.

And their were no flat paved roads or sidewalks with regular crews repairing them back then either. They were washed out and rut filled strips of mud.

And I am not saying this trip couldn't have been done faster either. It could be. Just couldn't be done without stressing the horses. And horses were valuable. Horse was maybe the most valuable thing a farmer owned? They weren't about to overwork one if not necessary.

Don