[xm177e2]

Actually, there is a fairly large pool of people in the United States skilled in horsemanship

I heard there are a lot of people who know how to farm, too, but I've never actually seen one firsthand, because I'm an East-Coast Media Elite </sarcasm>

[hoosierham]

I believe there are MORE horses in the U.S. of A. NOW , than in the time horses were necessary to do the work and transport. (I am not speaking of the horses rear ends, of which we CERTAINLY have more now than any time in history!)