Can zebras be ridden

Answer 1

It can be done, and is done, however. From the reading I've been doing, it is possible, although very difficult, to train a zebra to be ridden or to pull carriages, and in fact, there are real zebras being ridden in the movie "Racing Stripes."

I suspect the difference between the ability to train horses and to train zebras can be at least in part explained away by the fact that horses were first trained several thousand years ago. Over time, humans bred horses for docility, most likely by eating the animals which proved harder to train. We did the same thing with cattle. Humans in sub-Saharan Africa never seemed to domesticate the animals at their disposal, however, (with the possible exception of guinnea fowl) and so, the zebra was left in its wild state.

I would imagine, but do not know, that if the horse had never been domesticated, wild horses would be almost as hard to train as would a zebra. Certainly, dogs, which have been domesticated from wolves for over 10,000 years are, in personality, wolves always stuck in their juvenile phase. I imagine lots of wolf cubs were eaten on the way to develop the modern domestic canid. Dogs (or wolves) which were more dog like were kept for breeding future generations, and over time, their personalities changed to the dogs we have now.

And, even the horses now considered "wild" are really feral domestic horses, except for a few isolated groups mainly in Asia, which I understand are about as resistant to training as zebras.

I recall reading about an American Bison who became inordinately fond of his owners as he was being raised, to the point of allowing himself to be ridden when grown. He was actually featured being ridden on television commercials. In the history of domestication, an animal like him would have been bred many times to secure the "amenable" traits he displayed.

I also read a reference to the now ex-Soviets training moose to saddle and yoke, saying they were more stable around aircraft than horses. And we all know that Santa has trained reindeer to pull his sleigh, although how he's bred them to fly is beyond me.

Answer 2

Yes, but only if they have been trained correctly, which is hard to do since they are aggressive by nature.

Answer 3

You can ride almost anything so yes... I wouldn't recommend riding a wild one though....

Answer 4

yes you can ride a zebra like a horse I have done it before

Answer 5

yes it is possible

Answer 6

ya

Answer 7

yes