Editing Horse (section)

===Work===
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There are certain jobs that horses do very well, and no technology has yet developed to fully replace them. For example, [[mounted police]] horses are still effective for certain types of patrol duties and crowd control.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/uspp/fhorsepage.htm |title=Horse Mounted Unit |access-date=2008-04-07 |website=United States Park Police |publisher=National Park Service |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080218130631/http://www.nps.gov/uspp/fhorsepage.htm |archive-date=February 18, 2008}}</ref> Cattle [[ranch]]es still require riders on horseback to round up cattle that are scattered across remote, rugged terrain.<ref>[[#Edwards|Edwards]], pp. 226–227</ref> [[Search and rescue]] organizations in some countries depend upon [[mounted search and rescue|mounted]] teams to locate people, particularly hikers and children, and to provide disaster relief assistance.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sbcsheriff.org/msru_job.html|title= Volunteer Mounted Search and Rescue Unit |access-date= 2008-07-08 |website= Employment |publisher= San Benito County Sheriff's Office |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080509194223/http://www.sbcsheriff.org/msru_job.html |archive-date= 2008-05-09|url-status= dead}}</ref> Horses can also be used in areas where it is necessary to avoid vehicular disruption to delicate soil, such as nature reserves. They may also be the only form of transport allowed in [[wilderness area]]s. Horses are quieter than motorized vehicles. [[Law enforcement officer]]s such as [[park ranger]]s or [[game warden]]s may use horses for patrols, and horses or mules may also be used for clearing trails or other work in areas of rough terrain where vehicles are less effective.<ref>{{cite book |chapter-url=http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/publications/success_story_updates/2003-05.pdf |title=Success Stories |access-date=2008-04-20 |author=US Forest Service |date=May 2003 |chapter=Mules Key in Accomplishing Trail Work |publisher=US Department of Agriculture |page=4 |archive-date=2008-05-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527220145/http://www.fs.fed.us/r9/publications/success_story_updates/2003-05.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>

Although machinery has replaced horses in many parts of the world, an estimated 100&nbsp;million horses, donkeys and mules are still used for agriculture and transportation in less developed areas. This number includes around 27&nbsp;million [[working animal]]s in Africa alone.<ref>{{cite journal |url=http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=7001 |title=At Work in Morocco |url-access=registration |author=Brown, Kimberly S. |journal=The Horse |date=June 1, 2006 |access-date=2009-10-21 |archive-date=2007-12-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071222073228/http://www.thehorse.com/ViewArticle.aspx?ID=7001 |url-status=live }}</ref> Some land management practices such as cultivating and logging can be efficiently performed with horses. In agriculture, less fossil fuel is used and increased environmental conservation occurs over time with the use of [[working animal|draft animals]] such as horses.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gifford, Angela |chapter=Working Draught Horses as Singles and Pairs |title=The Working Horse Manual |publisher=Farming Press |location=Tonbridge, UK |isbn=0-85236-401-6|orig-year=1998|year=2000|oclc=40464050|page=85}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author=Miller, Lynn R. |title=Work Horse Handbook |publisher=Small Farmer's Journal Inc. |location=Sisters, OR |orig-year=1981 |year=2000 |edition=First Edition, Fifteenth Impression |isbn=0-9607268-0-2 |oclc=234277549 |page=13}}</ref> Logging with horses can result in reduced damage to soil structure and less damage to trees due to more selective logging.<ref>{{cite book|author=Gifford, Angela |chapter=Working Horses in Forestry |title=The Working Horse Manual |publisher=Farming Press |location= Tonbridge, UK |isbn=0-85236-401-6|orig-year=1998|year=2000|oclc=40464050|page=145}}</ref>