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There were 21M horses in the US in 1900. In 1960 there were 3M. https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/12516/how-common-were-horses-at-the-beginning-of-th

by sien 9y ago

There were 21M horses in the US in 1900. In 1960 there were 3M. https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/12516/how-common-were-horses-at-the-beginning-of-the-20th-century https://history.stackexchange.com/questions/12516/how-common...

mattzito 9y ago
The GP said increased variety, not increased numbers.
- sien 9y ago
  Yes. However, the magnitude of the decrease is significant and it seemed that it would interest people, as it has, to see the numbers involved in the decline for horses. For bovines it's likely to be even larger.