• @MalachaiConstant
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    29 months ago

    We’re still a lot better over distance, iirc, which is why we are able to ride them

    • ✺roguetrick✺
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      09 months ago

      Yeah horse messengers were only really a thing when you could change horses at stations. That’s the whole point of the marathon. It’s based on the history of a foot messenger (at a time when we very much had domesticated horses).