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Yes they were European horses, first brought by the Spanish. Once they arrived Native Americans started using horses quite quickly.
by NeedMoreTea 7y ago
Yes they were European horses, first brought by the Spanish. Once they arrived Native Americans started using horses quite quickly.
- huherto 7y agoAs an interesting cultural bullet. The American Cowboy tradition is heavily influenced by the Northern-Mexican Vaqueros.
- mc32 7y agoWhat about gauchos? Argentina used to supply a lot of beef to the word such that they had been prosperous at one time.
- huherto 7y agoVaqueros, Gauchos and Llaneros(Venezuela) probably have the same origin in horse riding country side people on the Iberian Península. But I doubt the Gauchos influenced the Cowboys since they are far, far away.
- hammock 7y agoMakes sense, since Mexico is where the Spanish were.