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| Ox and Horse Team, Main Street, Groton, New York, USA c1920s |
It takes two to fight. It also takes two to make a team. At times oxen have been asked to fill in for a missing horse when a team was needed. In this photo the missing horse's collar has been turned up-side down allowing it to be fitted onto the ox.
It has been said that different species cannot associate comfortably or pull pleasantly ---when yoked together. While the mismatched team in the picture seem to be faring quite well, it's not hard to imagine differences in strength and gait, say nothing of temperament and character.
If their differences escalated into fighting, the horse might be more wily (and able to bite), but would be at serious risk of being gored at the horns of the ox.
If their differences escalated into fighting, the horse might be more wily (and able to bite), but would be at serious risk of being gored at the horns of the ox.
