Transporting Horses

Why do horses have to be transported around everywhere in the back of stupid vans that drive around 20mph down a 40mph road?

I can only assume it is not to spook the horses or cause damage to them as they are rather expensive so I hear. Why not put lots of padding in the back of the van, then they can floor it and the horse would just bounce of the side of the cabin.

Or an even more imaginative way would be to have horse hammocks. This way they would just gently swing in the back while the vehicle is under acceleration or quick deceleration (braking for the illiterate (stupid)).

I have estimated that I waste at least 5 minutes by having to drive slower than the speed limit behind horses every week. Not a lot you say, but that is 260 minutes a year. That is over 4 hours!!

4 hours a year spent driving behind a van looking at a horses arse poking out the back.

There are hammocks for dogs, there must be hammocks for horses.