Civilization Owes Its Existence to the Horse

Published: Aug. 13, 2024, 11 a.m.

The use of horses by humans began roughly 5,500 years ago on the windswept grasslands of the Pontic- Caspian Steppe when a daring man (or a woman \u2013 we have no way of knowing) jumped on the back of a docile mare. Thus began \xa0the horse\u2019s unrivalled...