Across human history, no single animal has had a deeper impact on human societies than the horse. But when and how people domesticated horses has been an ongoing scientific mystery. Half a million ...

The first steps towards domesticating the horse were taken north of the Caucasus in the late 4th millennium BC. Using horses made it possible to roam greater areas and tend larger herds.

Even after domestication he remained veryi small ... Authorities are agreed that from this primitive horse has been developed the cart horses of the continent and these islands, whilst our ...

From the Arctic to the desert, horses remain a central part of life around the world. Niobe Thompson, presenter of Equus “The domestication of the horse was the most important event in human ...

How Horses Changed History Explore how the domestication of horses influenced the fate of entire civilizations and dramatically altered human history with this Ted-Ed video featuring the research of ...

Whenever and wherever it first occurred, the domestication of the horse was a watershed moment in human history. It gave people an unprecedented degree of mobility and power, allowing them to ...

Contrary to prevailing theories that suggest horses were domesticated in a single region, such as the Eurasian steppe, the research suggests a more complex pattern of domestication involving ...