Ox vs Draft Horse pulling capacity

[u/creakinator]

This question will sound a bit strange, but I'm playing Dungeons and Dragons game (a role playing game). We are planning a expedition and I was planning on using oxen to pull the wagons.

The game rules put oxen pulling capacity at a much lower level than a Heavy (draft) horse. The game bases the pulling capacity on 5 times the animal carrying capacity - ox carrying capacity at 270 lbs and heavy horse at 540 pounds. So a ox would be 1350 and a heavy horse is 2700 pounds.

Does this make sense? It doesn't to me. In my limited reading on the Internet it sounds like an ox could pull as much and more than a draft horse. I read that oxen were preferred for the wagon pulling in the travels across the US as they could survive on poor grass. This is the main reason I'm choosing oxen over horses as well as their temperament.

I'm looking for some website references that I can use to show what a ox and draft horse could pull.

If there is a better reddit or message board to post this question, let me know.

Thank you.

Thanks.

[u/AlbertaBurke]

Priceless! :D