As advances were made in science and technology, the horse's role in warfare and transportation has been drastically reduced in modern times. Its role in recreation has been augmented, however, as more and more people have taken up horse-riding as a sport and pastime.
儘管，星日換移，科技進步了，馬早已不再在軍事、交通上扮演重要的角色，但是，揮鞭引韁，神采飛揚地在青青草原上盡情策馬馳騁，仍是許多人所夢寐嚮往的。