Some 15 years ago, an Email circulated suggesting modern transportation is based on the back ends of horses. From our railways to the design of booster rockets for the space shuttle program, the width of a horse’s behind dictated how we travel today. While this theory has been for the most part quashed, other areas of modern science have advanced due in part to the pony posterior and what comes out of it. Horse manure has been a Janus-faced part of human life for centuries.
Although it is known to harbor infectious diseases and is the prefect medium for the development of disease-carrying flies, it is also a perfect candidate as a fertilizer. Until the rise of the automobile, equine dung was a favorite choice in order to grow vegetables and other agricultural foods. But as concern for environmental sustainability grew after the end of the Second World War, so did the potential for wider…
