[Ag-eq] Continuing which was the first breed of horse to be ridden?

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Jewel:

Yes, I think you're right they are looking for actual breeds developed by men.

Nella

Quoting Jewel <jewelblanch at kinect.co.nz>:

> I suppose the answer to that question is, really, a question of semantics.
> There is archaeological evidence of horses being ridden in a bridle and bit
> as long ago as 4500BCE,
> which preceded the Arabian by hundreds of years, however, the question as
> laid down in the quiz did
> say  "breed of horse" rather than just horse, so if that is the case, and a
> recognisable breed of
> horse is wanted rather than just your generic horse,  as Genghis Khan's
> warriors may have been
> mounted on a hodge podge of ponies rounded up from the steppes of Asia with
> no, particular,
> resemblance to each other except in their hardiness, which was brought about
> by natural selection,
> the Arabian which was developed by selection imposed by Man, the claim of
> that breed to be the first
> that was ridden could hold some validity.
>
>
>         Jewel
>
>
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