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Leaf eating mammal from 55 million years ago.

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They moved from the Americas to Asia. This could have been caused by the changing climate or by human hunters 10,000 years ago.

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Around Eurasia some people and societies worshipped horses. These paintings date back 17,000 years ago.

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Stables were made to hold horses for milk and meat in Kazakhstan that date back to 5000 BCE.

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Drawings show horses pulling chariots from 4000 years ago

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Fossils indicated that there was a bit in the horse's mouths to ride from 5000 years ago

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Horses & the Persian Empire’s Royal Road

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Horses & the Persian Empire’s Royal Road

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Around the Fifth century BC horses could carry a message 1,700 miles in seven days.

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2,000 years ago horse mounted warfare was much more effective and the saddle and stirrup was used for fighting.

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They used lightning fast raids to conquer in the thirteenth century.

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In the fourteenth century knights wore metal armor and when mounted on horses making them like early tanks.

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In 1519 Spanish people accidentally reintroduced horses to the new world. Horses got loose and bred in the wild.

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In 1540 the Plains Native Americans started becoming horseback riding experts after they discovered the usefulness of them.

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In 2017 more than 300 breeds exist today reflecting how horses have helped humans.

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In 1804 the steam engine ended the dominance of the horse and less workhorses were used.

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In the 1830s and 1840s telegraphs and railroads ended the Pony Express.

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In the future maybe horses will have a more complex relationship with humans.