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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Via AP news wire

German farm owner saves fuel money with horse-drawn carriage

Copyright 2022 The Associated Press. All rights reserved

Stephanie Kirchner's journey to work has got longer but, she says, cheaper: she has left her SUV at home and switched to real horse power.

Stud farm owner and horse trainer Kirchner, 33, says she decided “it can't go on like this” after fuel prices jumped following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. “Since I also suspected hay harvesting and everything else will become much, much more expensive, we said, ‘we have to save a little money,’” she says.

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