We all know that Horseback riding is one of the earliest sports in Planet. But when is accurate time? Everyone wondered when man rode a horse for the first time?
Actually, there isn’t precise answer. Because Horse racing appeared for a long time, so the answer is controversial. Some ideas said that man started using a horse around 6000 BC. But, many people believed that riding may have begun in about 4500 BC. To explain for this contradiction, let’s take a look at the below evidences, you will understand the history of horseback riding.
In the past, people use horse for working purposes, recreational activities and their transportation. Each country, they use horse for different goal at first. So this is a reason why each country has various opinion about when Horseback riding begin.
According to the history of Chinese culture, they started riding horses as early as 4000 BC and started breeding horses in 1000 BC. But in Western Countries, northern Mexico and southwestern United States, horseback riding originated in the mid 1600s. And they have special styles of riding, there is no communication between the rider and the horse. However, in England, they have proper communication between the rider and the horse.
In general, the answer is depend on each country. But it is not more important than the horseback riding’s contribution to our life, the world ‘s sport.