subject: The role of horses in human history [print this page] The role of horses in human history The role of horses in human history
Worldwide horses had played very important role in human history and its culture. They have been used for different purposes, for leisure activities, sports and working purposes. If you really want to be successful in completing these activities it's very important to have a proper communication with your horse. The communication between human and horse is paramount in any equestrian activity, in order to facilitate this process horses are usually ridden with a saddle on their backs to assist the rider with balance and positioning, and a bridle or related headgear to assist the rider in maintaining control. Sometimes they are ridden without a saddle and occasionally, horses are trained to perform without a bridle or other headgear. Many horses are also driven which requires a harness, bridle and some type of vehicle. Looking back in the history we can see that they have been the most important transport means and they also represented a helpful agriculture aid, so its not a surprisingly fact that horses were tamed so long ago. Scientists of this area have found evidence suggesting that the animals were used by a culture in northern Kazakhstan 5 500 years ago.
Horses played a vital role in the success in most of the world's progressive civilizations before the automobile and the airplane. Pre historic people at first used horses as a wild source of food and they were finally domesticated around 3000 B.C. in Central Asia., 9000 years after dogs, 5000 years after sheep, cattle and goats. Domesticated, non livestock horse were at first not ridden, but only pulled things. So the cart was before the horse. Later on horses were also used during the many wars but which attributes made war from horseback so desirable? Of course their agility, speed, power, range, heightbut they were also some problems associated with taking them to war like: horses were not actually used as work animals until after the fall of the Roman Empire, until that time horses were to small and light to do pulling work. Biger horses and use of Chinese invention called "horsecollar" allowed people to take advantage of the horses speed and strength. It is very interesting fact that some areas didn't have native horses and like that were: Sub - Saharan Africa, Pre Colonization Americas and Australia.
Today horses are more used for leisure activities and sports, but we all know that they are very expensive and not everybody can afford having one. So if you really like horses and u cant afford them than at least you can try our on line games and for a moment feel the pleasure of riding and playing with them.
