![]() ![]() Today, horse breeds number in the hundreds, from the high-stepping Lipizzan horses of Austria to the Clydesdale draft horses of Budweiser commercials to the thoroughbreds of the Kentucky Derby. “Horses are the animal that has changed history,” says Ludovic Orlando, a molecular archaeologist at the University of Toulouse III-Paul Sabatier in France. and were associated with certain human groups even earlier. Horses have been intertwined with human culture since at least 2000 B.C.E. They’ve inspired artists from Stone Age cave painters to the makers of “My Little Pony.” Their role in industry may have waned in favor of machines, but they still maintain a place in sport, in leisure and in our collective hearts. They changed warfare: drawing chariots, carrying the cavalry. Horses gave us a way to transport people and goods - literal horsepower. They say dogs are man’s best friend, but horses could also claim that title. ![]()
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