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The majority of native Americans did not have horses, so for them horsemanship was unimportant. Only the Plains tribes and the peoples on the margins of the Great Plains obtained and used horses.

Certain other tribes, such as the Chiricahua Apache, viewed horses as a useful resource that could be eaten in an emergency - they often ate their horses when being pursued by the US Cavalry, as there was no time to stop and hunt.

In the eastern woodlands, the west coast, the arid south-western deserts and the great north woods of Canada, horses would have been useless, since there were no wide open spaces, no grazing areas and no suitable trails - hence canoes or walking were much more effective means of travel and transport.

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