0_Apprentice
I love horses but I don't know much about riding.
1_Wizard
i lovehorse too and it seems they have been a domesticated animal since around 3000 BC  
0_Apprentice
Wow! Do you know what they were first used for?
1_Wizard
i would guess they were used for farming and moving heavy things since they are so strong.  some of them still live in the wild as a subspecies
0_Apprentice
That's really cool, I remember reading about that as a kid. What else do you know?
1_Wizard
Horses are also used for hunting, riding, or hacking.  Some things that make it easier for people sine horses are so athletic and easy to manuver
0_Apprentice
I've never heard of horse hacking, what's that?
1_Wizard
it is riding a horse for light excersize.  it is good for people to get out and be active.  this also helped horse in warfare when they started using them 5000 years ago in wars