Drivingandriding,theyaretwocompletelydifferentmethodsoftransportation.Onerepresentsthemodernlifeandtheothertheancienttraditions.Manyofthepeoplenowadayswouldautomaticallypreferdrivingasitissocommon,cheap(comparatively),convenientandfast.Plus,acarisnowhereasmessyandannoyingasahorse.However,onemustconsidertheenvironmentalcostsofdrivingacar.Burningpetrolreleasesalotofcarbondioxideintotheatmosphere,whichwillenhanceglobalwarming.Ontheotherhand,althoughridingahorseisslower,hardertolearnandthehorserequiresmuchmoreattention(forexample,hind-wise);environmentallyspeaking,itisalotgreener.Beingwithanimalscanalsotrainaperson'spatienceandtheirwilltohelpandcarefortheothers;thusitisgoodforourmentalwellbeing.

　　Despitethemanymeritsofridingahorse,IthinkIwouldstillpreferdrivingacar(preferablyonorganicfuel)inthecities.Thisisbecauseitisconventionalandthatthecariseasiertomanageandcoversgreatdistancesmoreefficiently.ButIwouldnotobjecttoridingduringtheweekendinafarmwithacoupleoffriendseither!