By the late 1910s, cities became inhospitable to the poor horse. Slippery asphalt was replacing dirt roads, neighborhoods began banning stables, and growers were opting for imported fertilizers instead of manure. As horses vanished, so did the numerous jobs that relied on the horse economy. When did most people stop Read more…
Now, a team of geneticists studying modern breeds of the animal has assembled an evolutionary picture of its storied past. Horses, the scientists conclude, were first domesticated 6000 years ago in the western part of the Eurasian Steppe, modern-day Ukraine and West Kazakhstan. Who first tamed horses for men to Read more…
If the horse had been ridden, it would have been 500 to 700 years before the invention of the wheel, which was believed to have occurred between 3000 and 3500 B.C.. ‘The invention of the wheel has traditionally been seen as the first innovation in land transport. When did horse Read more…
1910. When Did the Horse and Buggy Era Decline? Most experts believe the horse and buggy days started to fade out around 1910 when the horse and buggy was replaced by the automobile. When did horses stop being used as transportation? Freight haulage was the last bastion of horse-drawn transportation; Read more…
Horseback riding has generally been supposed to have begun in central Asia a mere five centuries or so before the appearance of cavalry in armies of the Middle East around 1000 B.C This view is mistaken. New evidence based on dental wear caused by a bit in a prehis toric Read more…
Every indigenous community that was interviewed reported having horses prior to European arrival, and each community had a traditional creation story explaining the sacred place of the horse within their societies. Did America have horses before Europe? Ancient horses roamed the North American continent for millions of years. And many, Read more…
Eight horse breeds—Hokkaido, Kiso, Misaki, Noma, Taishu, Tokara, Miyako and Yonaguni—are native to Japan. Where did Japan get horses from? Japan. Most Japanese horses are descended from Chinese and Korean imports, and there was some cross-breeding with indigenous horses which had existed in Japan since the Stone Age. Does Japan Read more…
Today’s wild horses, so well adapted to their inhospitable surroundings, are the product of some 60 million years of evolution. The horse’s ancestor is thought to have been a primitive creature about the size of a fox which emerged sometime after the time of the dinosaurs. Did any mammals live Read more…
Forty million years ago, horses first emerged in North America, but after migrating to Asia over the Bering land bridge, horses disappeared from this continent at least 10,000 years ago. For millennia, Native Americans traveled and hunted on foot, relying on dogs as miniature pack animals. How did people get Read more…
2000 BC onwards. Horses were used in war, in hunting and as a means of transport. They were animals of high prestige and importance and are widely represented in ancient art, often with great insight and empathy. Why did people start using horses? Once we realized the horse’s potential we Read more…