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What animals have you used for locomotion?

Asked by wildpotato (15224points) March 17th, 2014 from iPhone

Just a fun survey question – I recently began dog mushing and have been thinking about this lately.

I have ridden horses quite a lot, and have done a Central Park carriage ride or two. I got pulled a short distance by a dolphin in a pool once, in one of those Dolphin Adventure things. I think humans count, too – piggyback rides. And as mentioned above, I’ve mushed sled dogs – 7 is the biggest team I’ve driven so far.

How about you all?

I admit I asked this question in part to get another look at that pic of little Gail with the big dog. So cute!

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28 Answers

talljasperman's avatar

Horse sled , mom, car.

filmfann's avatar

I have been pulled by a dog, a horse, and a water buffalo, and ridden a horse, a camel, and an elephant.

Brian1946's avatar

Horses and perhaps my father.

I’ve been used for locomotion when I’ve pushed or helped push inoperable cars.

Coloma's avatar

Horses, primarily. I was an avid horse person forever.
I had a Foundation Quarter horse that was super FAST….from zero to 40mph in about 10 seconds. Ex roper, dynamite outta the gate.
I have also gone goat and Llama packing, but they only carried supplies not me. lol

anniereborn's avatar

Just a horse as far as I know…oh and surely some people before.

johnpowell's avatar

I have ridden horses, camels, and elephants. The last two in a single day at the Denver zoo.

GloPro's avatar

Dogs, llamas, horses, elephant, humans, and a cow.

I’m holding out for an ostrich.

RocketGuy's avatar

Horse, donkey, elephant, giant tortoise.

gondwanalon's avatar

Horse, camel, elephant, human, also don’t tell anyone but I also caught a ride on a green sea turtle before I knew any better.

Mimishu1995's avatar

Taxi drivers, train drivers, pilots…

Human is some kind of animals in some ways :)

rojo's avatar

horse, camel, elephant, giant tortoise (Thanks @RocketGuy I had forgotten that one as it happened about 50 years ago), American bison, oh, and a guy gave me a ride in a rickshaw.

ucme's avatar

I have rode astride horses, I have mounted a donkey, but the wife remains the ride of my life.

Mimishu1995's avatar

Sorry @ucme but I thought in a NSFW way when I first read your post.

ucme's avatar

No, you don’t say?

KNOWITALL's avatar

Horses, cow (Bessie) and elephant. I may have gotten a piggyback from my uncles as a child.

RocketGuy's avatar

@rojo – yep, back in to old days, they let kids ride giant tortoises (in Seattle). I wonder if I can still find the pics that my dad took of me there?

Berserker's avatar

I drive a mammoth and I club the pretty ladies over the head. Bang bang bang.

downtide's avatar

I’ve ridden donkeys as a child, and many, many different horses over the years. And apparently when I was four I rode a St Bernard dog.

Pachy's avatar

I had a very unpleasant incident riding a horse when I was a teenager and have never gotten onto the back of any animal since.

Berserker's avatar

@gailcalled Damn, link number 2 doesn’t seem to work.
Still though, you had a Dalmatian? How is it to have one? He looks cool. :)

gailcalled's avatar

@Symbeline; I fixed #2. Try it again.

King, the gentle giant, is a Great (“Great” being the operating word) Dane.

Berserker's avatar

Oh it’s a Great Dane. Sorreh. But..but…spooots! :D

Number 2 still isn’t happening. :/

gailcalled's avatar

(^^ Try this and then click on previous picture, left-hand arrow if you’re still interested. Very curious)

King could probably have swallowed a Dalmation whole without even a burp.

Berserker's avatar

Hmm, looking through it, can’t find a dog. (there is a dog, but not the same one) Cool set of photos though…and LOL @ that sandwich. Also, kitty in the drawer, that is just insanely cuuuute. :D

gailcalled's avatar

Making that sandwich (squishy white bread, a slice of weirdly orange Amurrican cheese and too much butter in a Teflon pan) enabled me to graduate from occupational therapy while I was in rehab for my knee replacement. I took it back to my room to photograph and then planned to trash it. A friend came to visit, mentioned that she had not had lunch and that the sandwich looked delicious. She lived to tell the tale but her cholesterol went up 15 points.

My therapist wrote on her evaluation report that I was able to cook meals in my own home. Not having made grilled cheese in ten years, who was I to argue?

Berserker's avatar

Well that sandwich does look pretty good. Could sure go for one of those right about now. :D

gailcalled's avatar

It’s easy. Take two Percocet, whack yourself on the knee with a large mallet and hobble around with a cane. Then head to the kitchen.

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