What did people use horses for?
Transportation and fighting in wars
What was Alexander the Great's horse called?
Bucephalus
Who was the king of Macedonia?
Alexander the Great
What does "mesteños" mean?
Strays
What did Native Americans learned to do with the horses that the Spanish brought with them?
They trained and bred the horses for hunting and warfare.
What do we call stray horses?
Mustangs
What does "feral" horses mean?
They descendants of domesticated horses.
What does descendant mean?
relatives
When did farmers start using horses for farming?
In the 1700's
In the United States, what do we use horses for?
To pull heavy farm machinery
What are vaqueros?
Mexican cowboys
What do vaqueros use horse for?
To herd cattle
What was the pony express?
The Pony express delivered letters to far-off areas.
What is equine therapy?
Physically challenged people can learn to ride horses or have them as therapy.
