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The horse came to the American high elevation Southwest sometime after 1540. They escaped from Spanish explorers. More were brought and traded, lost and stolen when colonists arrived over the next 100 years.

The word for horse in Navajo is Łį́į́.

The Navajo became when known for their love of and skill with horses. Horse races were a very popular sport.

Even until the 1970s, some people still came to small towns on the Navajo Nation or near it's borders by horse and wagon or on horse back.

Today horses are still common but pick ups and cars are used for most transportation.

The Navajo are still known for horse skills and rodeos and horse events are popular. At all the Navajo Nation Fairs rodeo events are featured. There are two Navajo Nation Rodeo Association. There is a good short flim of Navajo rodeo guys called " Bares, Broncs and Bulls".

There is a good guide to horse words in Navajo filmed at the rodeo on YouTube called "Rodeo Terminology in the Navajo Language".

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