Lesson 3: Horses and Man

Przewalski’s Horse

Primitive horse found in Mongolia

1. War

2. Agriculture and Work

3. Companionship

4. Leisure and Sports

5. Transportation

6. Food and Products

7. Therapy and Support

Uses of Horse

Hypsodont teeth

What kind of teeth does horse have: Brachydont or Hypsodont?

Horses disappeared from the New World and Old World but thrived in Paleolithic sites (Old Stone Age) in Eurasia

Horses disappeared from the New World and Old World but thrived in Blank in Eurasia

Yes: Horse bones indicate that horses were hunted for food

Are Horses hunted for food in Paleolithic sites? Evidence?

TRUE

T/F: Paleolithic cave art show man’s fascination with the horse as they appear more frequently than any other animal

Archaeological evidence indicates that horses were domesticated around 6,000 years ago in the Western Steppe

Archaeological evidence indicates that horses were domesticated around blank ago in the Blank

FALSE:

• Horse: 5,000-6,000 years ago

• Sheep/Dog?: 8,000-15,000 years ago

T/F: Horses and Man relationship is longer than dog and sheep (i.e., they were domesticated earlier)

• Russia

• Kazakhstan

• Ukraine

What are the countries part of Western Steppe (mountainous area)?

Western Steppe

The place where the earliest domestication period of horse is found

TRUE

T/F: mtDNA studies show that wild horses from many different geographic areas contributed to the domestic horse

• War

• Agriculture and work

• Companionship

• Leisure and Sport

• Transportation

List the Historical uses of the horse

because they are used in warfare

Human history is written in the back of horse. Why?

• Speed

• Endurance

• Shock factor

Chariots/Horses are used because they are

The development of the saddle and the stirrup gave soldiers stability and balance when riding in battle

The development of the blank and the blank gave soldiers stability and balance when riding in battle

TRUE

T/F: Also used as battle mounts, for hauling artillery and wounded soldiers, and transporting supplies

Stirrup

ID

TRUE

T/F: Used to pull plows and other farming equipment faster than people

China

Where development of horse used in agri started?

TRUE

T/F: Horses have been considered as most he treasured possessions by the Bedouin

Bedouin

Which tribe keep their Arabian horses in their tents?

Arabian

The blank horses are the progenitor of the ancestor of thoroughbreds and other impt breeds

Shire

Breed of the biggest horse ever

Sampson (Mammoth)

Name of the biggest horse ever

21.25 hh or 2.20 m or 86.5 in

1524 kg or 3360 lbs

Height and weight of Sampson

FALSE: Europe

T/F: In Philippines, horses have passport that indicate if they are for treasure or for slaughter

TRUE

T/F: in Philippines, injured/dead horses in race are bought to slaughter house and converted to tapa

Kumis

Traditional fermented milk iin Mongolia

Hair from tails has been used to create violin bows and paintbrushes

Hair from tails has been used to create blank and blank

Collagen found in hooves can be broken down to produce glue and gelatin

Blank found in hooves can be broken down to produce blank and blank

Equine-assisted therapy was first introduced in Scandinavia in 1946 after an outbreak of poliomyelitis

Equine-assisted therapy was first introduced in blank in blank after an outbreak of blank

Horses

Used to help those with physical and mental disabilities and PTSD

Miniature horses

trained as seeing-eye guides for the blind