How do horses pull carts if carts pull with an equal force (Newton's 3rd)?

Subject: How do horses pull carts if carts pull with an equal force (Newton's 3rd)?

Date: Tue Sep 1 20:52:08 1998
Posted by Ajay Gupta
Grade level: 10-12
School: Glenbrook South H.S.
City: Glenview State/Province: IL
Country: USA
Area of science: Physics
ID: 904701128.Ph

Message:

I can see how the cart can move forward, but why doesn't the horse move backward? What external forces are present?

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