Domestication and early history of the horse

Статья // In: The Domestic Horse: the Origins, Development and Management of its Behaviour. — Cambridge University Press, 2005. — Pp. 5-22.Before the development of firearms, the horse was crucial to warfare and before the invention of the steam engine, it was the fastest and most reliable form of land transport. Today its importance has scarcely diminished in parts of South America, Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe, and even elsewhere it is of great economic importance to sport and leisure industries. Nevertheless, in spite of intensive investigations over many years, researchers know very little about the origins of horse domestication and the evolution of horse husbandry.