Try to cover for yourself all you want but saying that horses were superior to cars until 1940 is ridiculous. Obviously history isn't your strong suit. But please, prove me wrong. You never specified "in certain functions." You said that "from 1900-1940 the dinosaur horses could still laugh at the self powered wagon." The one thing that springs to mind is herding cattle. But overall? WWI was the last major war that used horse calvary. Which was proven obsolete. But please, elaborate how horses were superior. Please show us how in cities like NYC there was still a sizeable herd plodding the streets. A handful of cops on horseback in Central Park hardly qualifies. Come on, double down.