How were horses brought to the us?

Answer 1

Horses were in the American continents for a long time, when for an unknown reason, they went extinct. ??

Horses then were reintroduced to the America's when the Conquistadors from Spain arrived to explore the new world. (only the Spanish horses)

The American mustangs/qh's have always been around they have never gone extinct; hence 'American' in their names

they also migrated across the ice bridge as the cave men, and so many other animals did looking for food.

here is a link: http://www.madsci.org/posts/archives/2000-06/960351408.Zo.r.html

to the answer too

Answer 2

have you ever heard of the assateague and chincoteague? Well they say that those horses were on a ship and were in a ship reck. The horses swam to shore (US) and they stayed there and bred.

Horse ancestors were orginaly on North America, but soon died out. Horses as we know them were brought to North America by Europeans.

Answer 3

The early European explorers brought the horse with them.

Answer 4

Horses were introduced to the Americas by Spanish Conquistadors.

Answer 5

The very first horses know of to be in America were brougth over from Spain by Hernando Cortez.

Answer 6

Horses were first reintroduced to the US by the Spanish explorers when they brought Sorria, Lusitano, Andalusian, and Spanish Jennet stock with them.

Answer 7

Spanish brought horses to North America in the 1500's.

Answer 8

The Spaniards brought them over when they found the 'New World'

Answer 9

by boat from Europe