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Horse
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or delivered on horse-drawn wagons. They even pulled the first trolleys.
This versatile friend played a crucial role in colonial farming times and was widely used in early manufacturing. They plowed fields, turned mills and pulled canal boats. A whole economy revolved around them — livery stables, blacksmiths, farriers, veterinarians, harness makers, wagon and coach makers, coachmen, plow manufacturers and grooms. Horses were everywhere. They played a pivotal role in every battle fought on Virginia soil.
Early sports
Horse racing, and a “little wager on the ponies,” stretches back to the foundations of the Virginia colony. The first settlers, then favoring “quarter racing” (matchups over quarter-mile courses), turned Jamestown’s streets into race paths. Later, during the prosperous mid-1700s, Virginians adopted the British fondness for foxhunting and distance racing. Jefferson and Washington raced each other
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