What Horse Did The Sioux Ride?

Loose horses, called “mustangs”, ran free to increase into great numbers. Running mustangs sounded like thunder, so became associated by Lakota with the Thunder Being. What breed of horse is native to America? The most common Native American horse breeds are the Appaloosa, Quarter Horse, Paint Horse, and Spanish Mustang. Read more…

Did Natives Name Their Horses?

As each tribe encountered the horse, they coined a name for it. A number of tribes used names that likened it to the dog. What is the Native American word for horse? In Lakota, horse is “šúŋkawakȟáŋ”. In Lenape, it’s “nehënaonkès”. In Cherokee it’s “sogwili”. What is the Sioux word Read more…

Can Horses Remember Paths?

Horses have excellent memories and can remember people, places and training cues that they have not encountered for many years. How long can a horse remember something? Horses also understand words better than expected, according to the research, and possess “excellent memories,” allowing horses to not only recall their human Read more…