https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse en-us 2017-05-05 15:28:22 UTC 2017-05-10 15:21:38 UTC hello@padlet.com kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170207383 55 million years ago, North America, the Hyracotherium (this ancestor of the horse) lived in the tropical rain forests of North America.]]> 2017-05-05 15:29:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170207383 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170209365 10,000 years ago, Americas to Asia, the horses eventually spread to Europe. Then, they suddenly vanished. ]]> 2017-05-05 15:36:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170209365 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170210665 17,000 years ago, Lascaux, France, the paintings show beautifully displayed horses.]]> 2017-05-05 15:41:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170210665 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170211441 5,000 BCE, Kazakhstan, Asia, ancient knife marks on thousands of horse bones show that these horses were raised for meat and perhaps milk. The first evidence of domesticated animals was found at Kazakhstan Stable.]]> 2017-05-05 15:43:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170211441 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170212983 4,000 years ago, Middle East, horses and riders or chariots could cover huge distances at great speed. As trade routes developed, roads were built to move horses and chariots more quickly.]]> 2017-05-05 15:49:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170212983 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170214139 1,400 BC, Middle East, the earliest evidence of humans riding horses is in 5,000-year-old fossils of worn-down horse teeth. These fossils show that a riding bit was placed in the animal’s mouth.]]> 2017-05-05 15:54:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170214139 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170540217 Circa 450 BCE – 420 BCE, Central East, roads were built to move horses and chariots along trade routes. ]]> 2017-05-08 15:24:52 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170540217 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170540778 2,000 years ago, China, made horse-mounted warfare much more effective.]]> 2017-05-08 15:26:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170540778 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170541088 1206 CE, Mongolia, Asia, they were famous for their horse-mounted archers.]]> 2017-05-08 15:27:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170541088 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170547965 500-1500 CE, Europe, stirrups allowed European warriors to ride while armored with metal plates made by medieval blacksmiths.

]]> 2017-05-08 15:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170547965 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170624649 1492 CE, North America, the horse-loving spaniards reintroduced the animal to North America.

]]> 2017-05-08 20:53:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170624649 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170642768 1500 CE, North America, Native Americans quickly realized how useful horses could be. The Plains Indians became experts at horseback riding. Plains Indian children who were too young to talk could comfortably ride their own small horses, according to early European observers.

]]> 2017-05-09 00:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170642768 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170644075 2017 CE, North America, more than 300 breeds exist today, reflecting the many ways horses have served humans.]]> 2017-05-09 00:15:25 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170644075 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170644639 1712 CE, England, when the steam engine was invented, it replaced the horse in many places. 

]]> 2017-05-09 00:22:10 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170644639 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170646184 1836 CE, North America, horses were no longer needed to carry messages. Electronic communication and new forms of transportation made the horse obsolete for carrying messages.

]]> 2017-05-09 00:36:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170646184 kruegkat004 https://padlet.com/kruegkat004/6vajb759snse/wish/170646991 2017 CE, North America, the horse continues to be used for transportation and farming in some regions. But it is mostly ridden for fun or kept as a pet in richer countries.

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