1289. Town and carriage (4/5)
Quat horses have great short-range sprints, but their long-distance abilities are average. When riding such horses, they need to be given enough rest.
Of course, if you just want to enjoy the pleasure of sprinting across horses, Quatta horses are a very suitable choice.
From the early morning to nine o'clock, the sun began to burn. Poly wiped his sweat and said, "Okay, guys, we'd better be here for the time being. The horses are a little tired, so let them take a break."
From six o'clock to now, apart from the rest time in the middle, Quarts ran for two and a half hours, and their bodies became sweaty. When they wiped their hands casually, their palms were covered with sweat.
Qin Shiou jumped off the horse, reached out and patted Frederick's butt, allowing him to trot and relax.
Mao Weilong also let go of his red-haired horse and walked over and asked, "How is it, is it fun to ride a horse?"
Qin Shiou shrugged and said, "It's okay, it's just that if you ride too much, your butt hurts."
Mao Weilong looked at his legs with a strange look, and a smile appeared on his face and said, "It's okay, your butt will not hurt tomorrow."
Qin Shiou didn't understand his implicit words and said proudly: "Of course, my buddy's recovery ability is so strong that it doesn't need to be tomorrow, and there will be no problem tonight."
The two chatted, and a few horses were walking freely on the farm. When they reached a wheat field, they leaned their heads and started eating in the green wheat seedlings.
Mao Weilong was anxious and ran over to drive away the horses. Qin Shiou said, "You just let them chew a few bites. Why are you so stingy? How many wheat seedlings can these horses eat?"
"You know, I sprayed pesticides on the wheat fields two days ago. They don't need to eat much wheat seedlings. Today I have to pull out the intestines." Mao Weilong said angrily.
Poly helped to lead a few horses over. Then he taught Qin how to wipe the horses sweat, saying, "When your partner is sweating, you must remember to wipe it, otherwise they will easily catch a cold, and of course, summer is better. But some good habits must be developed, right?"
Qin Shiou nodded in agreement and took a towel to wipe Frederick's body. Soon a towel became wet. He didn't see that the horse was sweating so much.
While scrubbing her horse, Winnie said to Poly with a smile: "You can see that you are a horse lover. Black Pearl is well taken care of by you. I ride on her and can feel her vitality."
Poly smiled and said, "Yes, I like horses very much. In fact, my first job as an adult was a horse trainer. Later, I opened the horse farm for a while, but unfortunately the financial pressure was too high. In the end, it was closed."
Mao Weilong added: "Polly's ranch has the most horses in the town. He is an expert in horse breeding. The four horses I bought were selected by him for me. They are all good horses, right?"
After hearing this, Poly felt a little depressed and said, "I'm afraid I have to learn from Old Webber, there are a lot of horses on the ranch. It's better to sell a few, otherwise my credit card will be a little unbearable."
In Canada, it is more troublesome to keep a horse seriously than to keep a car. Horses need to be taken care of, and once they are not well taken care of, they are prone to illness. Hiring a veterinarian to treat a horse is quite expensive.
In addition, horses eat grass every day and feed soybeans, carrots and other vegetables to supplement their nutrition at intervals, which is also quite cost-effective.
Especially this year, the price of forage in Canada has risen. Because of the snow disaster last winter, many forages were frozen to death and frostbite. The development of grasses underground is even worse, and grass failure occurred in many places in spring.
Qin Shiou wanted to comfort Poli. But there was nothing appropriate to say. Poli's economic situation was obviously not very good, otherwise he would not have to slaughter cattle and sheep by himself and make small money by the irs and the health bureau.
Winnie showed an interesting expression and asked, "Polly, do you want to sell horses? How many horses do you want to sell?"
Poly sighed: "I have twenty-two horses now, and the ranch economy can afford at most fourteen or fifteen. I have to sell seven or eight horses."
Mao Weilong asked Qin Shiou quietly: "Do you want to play with horses? Raise a few horses. It's a good time to buy horses now. This year's forage crops have failed and the economic situation is poor. The price of ordinary horses has dropped to the lowest point in the past five years."
Qin Shiou didn't care about the price, but he didn't like riding horses. Perhaps because he had been in contact with the ocean for too long, he prefers to drive a boat and deal with the ocean. If he has cars on land, riding a horse can only be regarded as a little entertainment.
Buy two horses for indifferent pastimes? Qin Shiou thought it would be better to forget it. He could buy a car, but he didn't want to buy a horse. Horses are living creatures that require constant care. He didn't have that much spare time.
Moreover, he rode a horse for a while just now. He was quite looking forward to it before riding it, but after the freshness, he felt that nothing was left.
In this way, he shook his head and signaled that Mao Weilong was not interested.
But Winnie seemed very interested, and she asked Poly: "Are seven or eight horses? How old are they? What breed? How much does it cost?"
After hearing Winnie say this, Poly understood what she meant and said overjoyed: "Are you interested? Mrs. Qin? They are all Quatta horses, between four and twelve years old. Although there is no proof of blood, Mao knew that I was all good horses and the price was easy to say."
The overall economic situation of the Horse Market and Canada is similar to that of Canada, which is quite sluggish, and it may continue to be sluggish, so it is best to deal with the horse as soon as possible.
Mao Weilong looked at Qin Shiou, who had to shrugg again and said, "It's good that Winnie is happy. If she wants to buy it, buy it."
Wenni smiled after hearing his words and said, "No, it's not that I bought it, it's the town needs it. Didn't you say that our travel has encountered a bottleneck? Last week we held a meeting to broaden the travel route and add an ancient medieval horse-drawn carriage project should be good."
Qin Shiou suddenly realized that he could indeed add a carriage tour to say goodbye to the town. The town is relatively large in area and can run away. The town’s current selling point is that it is quaint, and it retains many eighteenth and nineteenth-century style buildings, and it is indeed unique to match it with old carriages.
Horse-carriage sightseeing is a traditional Canadian tourism project, but St. Johns has not been carried out. It is a port city with a not-flat enough terrain and traffic conditions are average. If there are still horse-carriages entering the traffic, it would be even worse.
However, other cities have related projects, such as the "Old Town" in Montreal's tourist hotspot, horse-drawn carriage sightseeing is a classic project that has been going on for many years. Some tourists take photos with Malaysia, while others take horse-drawn carriages for dozens of minutes in the old town, and listen to the coachman explaining history, which is very popular. (To be continued)
Chapter completed!