The world that didn't domesticate the horse.
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Topic: The world that didn't domesticate the horse.
Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Subject: The world that didn't domesticate the horse.
Date Posted: 12-May-2011 at 19:03
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Had the horse not been domesticated, how do you believe the world would have developed through the ages, and turned out now? ------------- What a handsome figure of a dragon. No wonder I fall madly in love with the Alani Dragon now, the avatar, it's a gorgeous dragon picture. |
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Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 12-May-2011 at 19:56
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A better question might well be, just how did the horse become extinct in the Americas?
All things considered it is a highly survivable animal. Did the early native americans eat them all? But, for the rest of the world, its expansion would have been slowed considerably if only oxen, dogs, goats and camels provided the horse power. 
Ok, OK, I admit it, sometimes in some places, maybe the lemmings could have been harnesed? 
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Posted By: unclefred
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 12:12
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On the acient american horse: http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/news-events-a-media/news/articles/520-new-evidence-rewrites-time-for-american-horse-extinction - http://www.thecloudfoundation.org/index.php/news-events-a-media/news/articles/520-new-evidence-rewrites-time-for-american-horse-extinction
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Posted By: Nick1986
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 12:32
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The Arabs with their camels would conquer Europe and Asia ------------- Me Grimlock not nice Dino! Me bash brains! |
Posted By: Cryptic
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 13:04
Or perhaps Turkic peoples with their cold weather camels. Come to think of it, the camel seems to be the only other animal that can substitute for horses in the areas of strength, speed and versatility.
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Posted By: red clay
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 13:27
I'm sitting here conjuring visions of Churchill Downs on Derby Day  Silks, Jockeys the works, and Camels? The sight leaving the gates just doesn't work. And a mud track? Ugly, real ugly.------------- "Arguing with someone who hates you or your ideas, is like playing chess with a pigeon. No matter what move you make, your opponent will walk all over the board and scramble the pieces". Unknown. |
Posted By: Toltec
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 13:45
Elephants may give them a run for their moneyor even buffalo
check out these vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjW3-Jq2L3I - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjW3-Jq2L3I
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op0nWqqcXDw&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_109125 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=op0nWqqcXDw&feature=iv&annotation_id=annotation_109125 ------------- Stupidity got us into this mess, why can't it get us out? http://historyplanet.wordpress.com - History Planet Website <br / |
Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 16:39
Tamerlane certainly knew how to scare the living daylights out of elephant, warm up the camels and let them chase the elephants. ------------- What a handsome figure of a dragon. No wonder I fall madly in love with the Alani Dragon now, the avatar, it's a gorgeous dragon picture. |
Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 17:35
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Dear uncle fred!
The site you gave, was great, but as far as I read, it does not explain the demise of the horse in America, but what is not said, might well explain it? It just had to be the result of Native Americans hunting them to death! But, perhaps I could be wrong? Regards, ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: TheAlaniDragonRising
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 17:50
I've just this, and thought you might be interested: http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/features/extinction-176.shtml - http://www.horsetalk.co.nz/features/extinction-176.shtml ------------- What a handsome figure of a dragon. No wonder I fall madly in love with the Alani Dragon now, the avatar, it's a gorgeous dragon picture. |
Posted By: opuslola
Date Posted: 13-May-2011 at 20:52
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A good post AlanDragon....! A lot of possibilities there. ------------- http://www.quotationspage.com/subjects/history/ |
Posted By: Baal Melqart
Date Posted: 14-May-2011 at 15:09
Elephants are cowards, just look at how they performed with the Carthaginians, they are literally a ticking time bomb. I'm not sure buffalos can be manoeuvred very well, but they would be devastating if they are used to charge headlong on the enemy. What about ostriches? They are very light on their feet. They can even drag a chariot behind them! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ese36G5LC-U - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ese36G5LC-U ------------- Timidi mater non flet |
Posted By: Arab
Date Posted: 14-May-2011 at 15:44
I agree, elephants are very unpredictable, and are easily spooked. An elephant in the middle of a chaotic battle would just panic and retreat, causing injuries and losses on either side. Their sheer size however would greatly demoralize enemy troops.
Not sure about ostriches, they seem to get easily frightened, and are not exactly the smartest animals out there. ------------- "Prayer is when you talk to God. Insanity is when you talk to God and he answers back." |