Most of the courtiers and other members of the entourage rode, while baggage and other goods were carried on packhorses. |
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The rich, throat-catching smell of hard worked packhorses hit me even as I drew in a sharp gasp of amazement. |
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It was clear that the packhorses ' loads were getting lighter, and to the travellers, it indicated that they were nearing the end of the journey. |
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The green lanes used by off-roaders are hundreds of years old, and were intended for horses and carts, pedestrians, packhorses, cattle and sheep. |
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The filled casks were then brought on small carts or by packhorses, each carrying two firkins. |
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With help from the runholder and his packhorses, they went up the West Matukituki. |
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While the muleteer and packhorses beelined for the next camp through the tilled fields, we insisted that the four of us hike along the escarpment for the rest of the journey. |
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The original buildings at Tarn House date back to 1685 when the property, with its tarn, was an important centre for stabling, watering and trading in packhorses. |
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The knights all sat impatiently on their mounts, while several grooms loaded some packhorses with a month's worth of supplies, food, blankets, and clothing. |
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Ships had to discharge their cargoes at congested anchorages either into horse drawn lighters or onto packhorses for the journey to the industrial centre. |
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Most packhorses were Galloways, small, stocky horses named after the Scottish district where they were first bred. |
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Coal from the inland mines in southern County Durham was taken away on packhorses, and then horse and carts as the roads were improved. |
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Finally they put him on one of De Soto's packhorses, but even on a packhorse his feet hung down to within a few inches of the ground. |
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Goods were transported around the country by clothiers who visited the village with their trains of packhorses. |
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Typically packhorses are used to cross difficult terrain, where the absence of roads prevents the use of wheeled vehicles. |
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Strings of packhorses travelled along a network of bridle paths. |
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Use of packhorses dates from the neolithic period to the present day. |
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Many, though not all packhorses are also trained to be ridden. |
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Procter had a handsome half-breed girl with him and two splendid elk heads and meat on his packhorses that he was taking to Fort Lincoln for sale. |
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Packhorses have been used since the earliest period of domestication of the horse. |
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Packhorses were heavily used to transport goods and minerals in England from medieval times until the construction of the first turnpike roads and canals in the 18th century. |
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Packhorses were used by Native American people when traveling from place to place, and were also used by traders to carry goods to both Indian and White settlements. |
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