In 1.6 they are adding horses, possibly as another type of transportation. But we have pigs and they were used as transportation. Since horses were announced, I think horses would much faster than pigs and they don't need any "fuel" for them. Also, i think horses need to be tamed in order to ride them. Pigs, they are easy to find, you can ride them but they need carrots as their "fuel". I think horses would be the alternative version of a pig on a saddle.
I'm not too worried as to which one will be better, I'm slightly worried about how they implement horses. From what it appears to be so far, is a re-textured cow model with horse mechanics. I'm hoping they end up going with a model similar to Mo' Creatures mod as the developer behind it is helping Mojang out with the 1.6 update.
Both.
Pig, because you can find them anywhere, they give you give meat and slow transportation
Horses, fast transportation and can be kept as a pet.(Well I hope)
I also can't wait to see birds, and other organisms.
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I think horse armor is enough the consider a horse better than a pig.
Horses: Horsemeat.
The choice is clear.
Pig, because you can find them anywhere, they give you give meat and slow transportation
Horses, fast transportation and can be kept as a pet.(Well I hope)
Pros:
Are very common
When killed, they drop meat
Cons:
You have to constantly hold a carrot on a stick to use them as transport.
You look stupid when you ride them.
Horses
(Possible) Pros:
Fast transportation
They look better to ride on then pigs.
(Possible) Cons:
Possibly harder to find
Because horses make leather in real life, yeah uh huh.
You can name horses with the new 'Name tags'
I don't think that horse meat would taste very good...