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The USAToday story: Amish also feel strain of high fuel costs points out that even folks who use horses for transportation, are feeling the pinch of rising energy prices.
The Amish, widely known for their horse-drawn buggies and a lifestyle that shuns many modern conveniences, are as susceptible to the sting of rising oil prices as anyone else.

From the diesel fuel for tools used in milking cows, building cabinets and sawing timber, to the gasoline used to power washing machines and freezers, the pinch is real.
Just proves how difficult it must be to really be totally energy independant in this day and age.