A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks. The cited article, which is where the term draft animal leads, says some are used for their physical strength, such as oxen and draft horses, or for transportation, such as riding horses and camels, while others are service animals trained to execute certain specialized tasks, such as hunting and guide dogs, messenger pigeons and fishing cormorants. For farm implements it names the power of a team pulling a plough or cart. Implements recorded in the atlas as animal-drawn are grouped under this concept.
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A working animal is an animal, usually domesticated, that is kept by humans and trained to perform tasks.
Wikipedia: Combine harvester
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Early versions were pulled by horse, mule or ox teams.
Reaper (Wikipedia)
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The new reaper only required two horses working in a non-strenuous manner, a man to work the machine, and another person to drive.
Disc Harrow (Wikipedia)
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Before invention of the modern tractor, disc harrows typically consisted of two sections, which were horse-drawn and had no hydraulic power.
Horse Collar (Wikipedia)
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A horse collar is a component of horse harness designed to distribute the force of a load evenly across a horse's shoulders and chest, enabling efficient pulling of a load while not interfering with a horse's windpipe.
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