Believe it or not, at one point in time, horses were hunted for both their meat and hides. This prevailed until 3000 BC when people began to tame horses and use them to carry things.
Once the horse became larger and stronger in tandem with their partnership with humans, we began to use them as our source of transportation from one region to another. Many societies were considered wealthy the more horses they had.
Once we realized the strength of these majestic beings, we used them more and more to transport food, tents, people and messages from town to town. Soon farmers began using the horse to plough their fields until people saw that oxen were more suited as beasts of burden for our purposes. This was due to the fact that it was becoming more expensive to feed horses as they needed to eat more quality food than the ox.
Over the centuries we have become more reliant on our horses not only for transportation but to serve human beings in war and hunting. Yet as we became more civilized and started using the horse to pull our private coaches— based on your (desire for) prestige— horses began to reflect your status in society.
More recently, in the 1800s – 1900s we began racing horses for sport, and aristocrats began to enjoy “the hunt” riding high on their steeds with their trusty dogs beside them in the pomp and ceremony of the hunt. During this time the upkeep of their horses became much more important than the upkeep of their servants for such socialites. Ironically, a man would pay more to have a painting done of his horse than his wife. Many of the existing bloodlines of different horse breeds were kept alive due to the aristocrats who could afford to breed them.
Once the twentieth century rolled around, we became more reliant on our horses as companions— riding for pleasure instead of frequenting town-to-town travel. We now had cars to take on the job of transportation, and the horse soon became that beloved companion and bonded friend, sharing their robust energy with us as we rode them through the fields to exercise both horse and human. In many ways, today they can be seen as a luxury, but there are many who will do anything to have that companionship with their trusty steed. Horses are still a big part of our society, but in a different fashion than earlier in human history.
As you can see, the horse has come a long way since 3000 BC, and our relationship with the horse has evolved as well.
I hope you enjoyed this history lesson on the horse.
Carolyn Osborn
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