https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw Made out of rainbows. en-us 2017-05-05 16:40:26 UTC 2017-05-10 16:16:44 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Xmastree.png mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170225472 The dog-sized hyracotherium was the earliest ancestor of the horse, living about 55 million years ago. The hyracotherium was a herbivore, and it lived in North American rain forests.]]> 2017-05-05 16:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170225472 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170555124 Horses crossed the Bering Land Bridge more than 10,000 years ago, from the Americas to Asia. At the same time, horses disappeared from the Americas, due to this crossing.]]> 2017-05-08 16:15:32 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170555124 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170557220 In Lascaux, France, 17,000 years ago, beautiful cave paintings of horses were made, showing people's love for them. Later, certain constellations were named after horses]]> 2017-05-08 16:21:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170557220 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170558393 The Kazakhstan Stable was constructed about 7,000 years ago in Kazakhstan. Physical evidence such as knife marks on thousands of horse bones suggests that horses were used for meat. Horses may have also been milked.]]> 2017-05-08 16:25:47 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170558393 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170562544 5,000 years ago, a monumental invention came to be; the bit. The bit was invented in Europe. Worn down horse teeth prove this.]]> 2017-05-08 16:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170562544 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170564123 Chariots were invented in the Middle East 4,000 years ago. Drawings show horses pulling chariots, with people riding them.]]> 2017-05-08 16:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170564123 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170636459 In Persia, 400 BCE, horse-mounted messangers would travel down the 1700 mile road in seven days. By foot, it took 90 days.]]> 2017-05-08 22:38:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170636459 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170637350 2000 years ago, the Chinese invented the saddle, the the stirrup, which improved horse-mounted warfare.]]> 2017-05-08 22:49:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170637350 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170637773 In the 13 century, Asian Mongols would mount horses in wars, famously equipped with bows and arrows.]]> 2017-05-08 22:55:19 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170637773 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170640693 In the 13 century, European would mount horses wearing armor into war. They were like the early version of tanks.]]> 2017-05-08 23:35:17 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170640693 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170814658 Shortly after Columbus came to the Americas in 1492, the Spanish came to Mexico with horses. Many horses escaped and bred in the wild, causing herds of wild horses.]]> 2017-05-09 16:22:16 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170814658 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170816545 In the Americas, in 1540, Native Americans began to domesticate horses. Little kids would ride smaller horses, while older people rode as experts.]]> 2017-05-09 16:28:56 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170816545 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170819660 Since domestication, horses everywhere have been bred for certain characteristics, such as speed, build, or coat color.]]> 2017-05-09 16:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170819660 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170820822 The steam engine was invented in England, in 1698. The steam engine beat out the use for horses. However, it's speed was measured in horsepower. ]]> 2017-05-09 16:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170820822 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170821707 In the 1800s, the means of communication changed from the Pony Express to telegraphs and railroads.]]> 2017-05-09 16:47:50 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170821707 mathioli000 https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170881739 Today, horses can be found almost everywhere. They are mostly recreational; horses are kept as pets and for racing. They are also known to be soothing to autistic children.]]> 2017-05-09 21:05:41 UTC https://padlet.com/mathioli000/2nzzogh13yzw/wish/170881739