Add to ORKG“A dog may be man's best friend...but the horse wrote history. ” “The history of mankind is carried on the back of a horse. ” Both of those sayings are from unknown authors, but the statements embrace the substantial impact that horses have had on America to this day. Horses have been a major part of American history, whether their use was for transportation, companionship, war, recreational riding, or farming. When someone mentions America, the bald eagle and the American flag automatically come mind, but the often unrecognized and overlooked hero in American history is the horse. One of the most beautiful things to behold and experience is a horse running freely through a field. The ground trembling with every magnificent step of a c...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Few animals have had such a profound effect on the course of history as the horse. It still finds a ...
The horse is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of modern species of the genus Equus. Horses have...
Ever since its domestication, the horse has played a central role in the history of mankind. This mu...
Ever since its domestication, the horse has played a central role in the history of mankind. This mu...
Citation: Gibson, Elmer George. The progress of american historical literature. Senior thesis, Kansa...
This thesis examines representations of animals and technology in American literature and culture at...
Horses were eaten in the Old Stone Age, broken and ridden or used for farm animals in later periods,...
On August 19, 1847, Franklin Pierce fell off his horse, injured himself, and fainted on the battlefi...
The stuffed head of Old Baldy, General George Meade’s favorite horse, can be found mounted on the wa...
Photo shows a draft horse from Normandy with a Shetland pony; Reverse side of illustration from Haye...
Photo shows a draft horse from Normandy with a Shetland pony; Reverse side of illustration from Haye...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Few animals have had such a profound effect on the course of history as the horse. It still finds a ...
The horse is a large odd-toed ungulate mammal, one of modern species of the genus Equus. Horses have...
Ever since its domestication, the horse has played a central role in the history of mankind. This mu...
Ever since its domestication, the horse has played a central role in the history of mankind. This mu...
Citation: Gibson, Elmer George. The progress of american historical literature. Senior thesis, Kansa...
This thesis examines representations of animals and technology in American literature and culture at...
Horses were eaten in the Old Stone Age, broken and ridden or used for farm animals in later periods,...
On August 19, 1847, Franklin Pierce fell off his horse, injured himself, and fainted on the battlefi...
The stuffed head of Old Baldy, General George Meade’s favorite horse, can be found mounted on the wa...
Photo shows a draft horse from Normandy with a Shetland pony; Reverse side of illustration from Haye...
Photo shows a draft horse from Normandy with a Shetland pony; Reverse side of illustration from Haye...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...
Black and white illustration used by Olive Woolley Burt in the book, "How the Horse Helped Build Ame...