🐎 New research rewrites the history of horses in the North American West! 🌍 Native Americans spread the animals across the region before Europeans arrived, according to archaeological evidence and Indigenous knowledge. Horses were present in the Great Plains and Rocky Mountains by the early 17th century, much earlier than previously thought.

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/native-americans-spread-horses-through-the-west-earlier-than-thought-180981912/

#HorseHistory #NativeAmerican #Archaeology #IndigenousKnowledge

Das nützliche Tier - ein Workshop der TU Dresden und des AfA vom 09.-10.11.2023 in Dresden. Programm:
https://tu-dresden.de/gsw/phil/ige/tgwg/ressourcen/dateien/Flyer_NuetzlichesTier_WorkshopTUD_Nov23_erw_MG.pdf?lang=de

#AgrarianHistory #aghist #SwissHistory #ruralhistory #HumanAnimalStudies #animalhistory #HorseHistory

I've just had a minor revelation.

I always thought that when women rode side-saddle they just sat sideways on a normal saddle. But turns out there's a special pommel to hook one leg over. It was hidden by the skirts so I never realised. This made it easier to control the horse and go fast without wearing pants.

I think this is what started the rot that led to women riding astride and then driving cars and having opinions.

https://www.historic-uk.com/CultureUK/Riding-SideSaddle/

#HorseWomen #HorseRiding #HorseHistory