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Feb. 26 Have Horse Will Travel: What do you get when you cross a horse with a bicycle? A Horsical, of course! Inventor Philip Barnes has come up with an incredible petrol-beating machine that runs on grass. His idea was simple but brilliant, like the best inventions. Realising that a man is such more efficient on a bicycle than on his feet, he decided to solve the problem of how to get a horse to ride a bicycle, thus creating a powerful machine. After experimenting with pedals, and even roller skates, his Mark II version has an endless balt for Pally the family pony to tread. After adding a couple of wheels, a driving seat and a cabin for the horse, he had a machine which may look more like a combine harvester than the transport of tomorrow, but which is very efficient indeed. Open to ridicule at first, people have come to realize the seriousness of Philip's brainchild in the light of the energy crisis. Now Philip, who lives in Manea, Cambs, is planning more refined versions for the future. And finally, what does the horse think of it all? The Royal Society for the prevention of Crualty to Animal's have received a report on the contraption, and concluded that the horse was probably a lot happier than when pulling a cart. Photo shows Villagers admire the Horsical as Philip Barnes and Pally speed down the High Street

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