1920s. An attempt was once made in Chicago to popularise the wapiti as a carriage animal and riding animal.

1920s. A riding elk.

1900s. Traditional reindeer transport in Lapland carrying both goods and a small child.

1900s. Yak riding in the Russian Republic.

1910: Riding llamas.

1910: A pig trained to pull a cart.

1900s. Chicken-cart.

1910: A trotting match between an ostrich and a horse in America. Drawn by HW Koekkoek from a photo by Brown Brothers.

Ostrich cart rides for children helped pay for the animals' upkeep at zoos in the early 20th century. This photo is from 1929.

1920s. Ostrich racing in Czecho-Slovakia in the early 20th century.

1902 South African Ostrich in harness.

1920s. Tame ostrich.

1928 Riding a pig.