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- The origins of horseback riding are still unclear, with evidence suggesting horses were domesticated for milk around 3500 to 3000 BCE, but not confirming they were ridden.
- The preservation of riding equipment is rare, and the validity of dental studies in horses is debated, making it difficult to ascertain when horses were first ridden.
- A study of five Yamnaya individuals from 3021 to 2501 BCE shows distinct bone changes associated with riding, marking them as the earliest known human riders.
Article Abstract
The origins of horseback riding remain elusive. Scientific studies show that horses were kept for their milk ~3500 to 3000 BCE, widely accepted as indicating domestication. However, this does not confirm them to be ridden. Equipment used by early riders is rarely preserved, and the reliability of equine dental and mandibular pathologies remains contested. However, horsemanship has two interacting components: the horse as mount and the human as rider. Alterations associated with riding in human skeletons therefore possibly provide the best source of information. Here, we report five Yamnaya individuals well-dated to 3021 to 2501 calibrated BCE from kurgans in Romania, Bulgaria, and Hungary, displaying changes in bone morphology and distinct pathologies associated with horseback riding. These are the oldest humans identified as riders so far.
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