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The Period and Location When Human Beings Began Racing Horses for Sport, the First Culture to Race Horses for Sport, the Reason Nomadic Indo-European tribes Raced Horses for Sport, the Impact of the Domestication of Horses Upon Human Beings, the Culture Which Developed the Foundation of Equestrian (Horse) Traditions Around the World, and the Usage of Horse Racing to Display Technological and Cultural Sophistication Toward Disparate Cultures

Over 6000 years ago in Central Asia the nomadic populations began to race horses as they learned to domesticate them. Nomadic Indo-European tribes were the first people to race horses for sport. These early horse races likely served multiple functions (eg. entertainment, displays of skill, demonstrations of breeding quality etc.) all within the context of rapidly evolving animal husbandry. The domestication process itself marked a revolutionary shift in human mobility, transforming migration, wa...


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