Horseboat

Transportation combination: getting a horse to power a boat

The book I'm working on is set in a river valley civilization, and the protagonist is traveling upstream from one city to another, so I had to do a little research into what travel method would make the most sense for her.

Fun Facts

• Canals allow beasts of burden to pull 50x as much weight as they could pull in a traditional cart on a road.

• In the 1600s, tr…