How long has horseback riding been around for?

Answer 1

No one really knows how long horses have been around. The oldest breed, the Arabian, has been around the longest, but no one knows when or where they came from. they have been demesticated for longer than 3,500 B.C. Answer: The very early ancestors of horses such as Condylarth, were a dog-sized, five-toed creature that lived about 75 million years ago during the early Eocene period. These evolved into the predecessor of modern horses (Eohippus) which inhabited the open grasslands. Man originally hunted horses as a food animal (+5000 BCE) then corralled herds for greater convenience, then domesticated them for draft animals and for riding.

Answer 2

Scientists have found that the earliest ancestor of the horse was a small animal about 10 to 20 inches tall. About 3 million years ago horses probably looked somewhat like modern horses. They were larger than their ancestors. No one was able to find out where horses originated. Different fossils show that during the Ice Age horses lived on every single continent on earth except Australia copyright: (http://www.indianchild.com/horses_horse_breeds_pictures.htm)

Answer 3

It is unknown, but from what I have read and heard from the books and videos, horseback riding has been around for thousands of years.

The horse was domesticated by nomadic tribes of Central Asia about 4-5000 years ago. The saddle was invented in China about 2000 years ago.

Answer 4

There are differing opinions on the timeline of the domestic horse. It is known that the first domestic horses came out of Aisa about 6500 hundred years ago. But there are some that think horses may have been domesticated as far back as 10,000 years. Initially horses were used for work and transportation, but it was not long before the horse was used for recreation also. But the horse really proved his worth on the battle field. Those on horseback not only won the battle, they quite often also won the war.

Answer 5

Horseback riding has been around for thousands of years, with evidence dating back to around 3500 BC. It has been an essential method of transportation, work, and recreation throughout various cultures and civilizations for centuries.

Answer 6

4000 BC is the best estimate, according to most zoologists.

Answer 7

50 to 65 million years.

Answer 8

Fifty million years ago.