https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63 It's about horses, if you couldn't tell. en-us 2017-05-10 18:56:59 UTC 2026-02-26 02:10:19 UTC hello@padlet.com coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171100167 These speedy little buggers were the earliest known ancestors of the modern day spoiled girl's pony.  We estimate these things popped up around 55 million years ago in North America.  They were leaf eaters of course, apart of the mammal take over after the total destruction of those massive reptillian dinos.  ]]> 2017-05-10 18:58:47 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171100167 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171101143 The little buggers I mentioned earlier's kin decided "Hey, let's just walk that way for a while."  So they did, and arrived in Asia.   Eventually, they decided to start walking again, but some of them said "Nah, Asia's pretty sweet." So some of the horses moved on and discovered EUROPE! And they sat around and ate stuff, evolving all the while like "Heck yeah those Asia horses don't know what they're missing!" ]]> 2017-05-10 19:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171101143 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171101798 Long ago, about 17,000 years ago, in what is now france, some guys saw these horses chust chilling in Europe. They decided maybe, because they could eat and drink from them, they should paint them on the walls. So they grabbed their... whatever they painted with and drew horses on the walls within a cave.]]> 2017-05-10 19:06:51 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171101798 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171102406 Only seven thousand years ago, less than the previous stuff I mentioned, stables were built to keep horses in.  Within a little hole inside, they found horse feces.  Funny.  However, it told us we had horses domesticated within stables.]]> 2017-05-10 19:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171102406 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171345332 Only 2,000 years ago, a short time compared to the stables, the Chinese began to use chariots as a fearsome weapon on the battlefield. It allowed Chinese soldiers to plow through the ranks of enemies with little to no risk of death or injury. That is, for the people. The horse was very susceptible to attacks, and if the horse went down, the chariot was useless.]]> 2017-05-11 18:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171345332 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171346118 5,000 years ago, in the Middle East, people began to use bits for horses. Worn down horse teeth tell us they were used often in the horse's mouth, wearing the teeth down over long periods of time.]]> 2017-05-11 18:49:21 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171346118 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171346979 In the fifth century BCE, Persian couriers delivered messages over distances of more than 1700 miles. By foot, that was a journey of ninety days. So, naturally, the Persian empire crushed the ninety day journeys with seven day trips back and forth.]]> 2017-05-11 18:52:55 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171346979 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171347576 2,000 years ago, China became responsible for yet another horse related invention. The saddle and stirrup. These allowed horse mounted soldiers to fire bows or slash swords safely. Enemies were helpless to stop the famous Chinese horseback archers from planting an arrow in their cranium.]]> 2017-05-11 18:55:35 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171347576 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171348423 Mongols used lightning fast raids to conquer a great deal of China. Only 2,000 years ago, those psychopathic Mongols were riding around China raiding villages. ]]> 2017-05-11 18:59:42 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171348423 coultwil000 https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171348812 Nearly 2,000 years ago, heavily armored knights rode on horseback, crusading through Europe. Due to their thick metal armor, they were considered to be early tanks, a frightening sight on the battle field.]]> 2017-05-11 19:01:38 UTC https://padlet.com/coultwil000/Horse_Stuff_Padlet63/wish/171348812