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Dilapidated_Monk t1_jb6ho7d wrote

Reply to comment by matthewisonreddit in Humans Started Riding Horses 5,000 Years Ago, New Evidence Suggests by geoxol

Chariots absolutely came before horseback riding. It took thousands of years of horse breeding before humans were able to breed horses large enough to ride. This is verifiable fact backed by genetic testing of horses and many many papers written by distinguished scientists.

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forwardseat t1_jb7u34p wrote

The most similar domesticated horses to the original wild horses are probably the small horses the Mongolians are famous for. They’re very sturdy but very small. Horses don’t need to be very large to be effective riding animals, so I’m not sure the delay there was just about size of the animal.

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KeenK0ng t1_jb8qyaw wrote

Kids would ride their parent's animals. I wouldn't doubt they were riding horses before Chariots.

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