Prior to that time, teams of horses had been used to carry packs or haul wagons over roads that in winter became so heavily rutted and deep in mud that they were impassable.
Sebelumnya, sekelompok kuda digunakan untuk mengangkut barang - barang atau menarik kereta melintasi jalanan yang pada musim dingin menjadi begitu berlubang dan berlumpur sehingga sulit dilalui.