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Period: Dec 11, 1500 to
Conquest
The conquistadors from Spain bring horses with them when the explore America. -
Jan 1, 1519
Coronado
Coronado set out for North America with 150 horsemen. -
Jan 1, 1539
De Soto
De Soto set out with his 237 horses to explore the new world. -
Jan 1, 1547
Lots of horses
Antoni De Mendoza the first govenor of Mexico had 11 haciendas and over 1500 horses. -
Small Farms
The average farm size was 100 acres. -
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Urban Life
Horses are an intergral part of urban life. -
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Big Horses
Macheinery becomes much larger and so horses do too. -
FIRE
First New York City firehorse is purchased. -
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FIRE horses
Horses become an intergral part of fire departments. -
Cavalry
Congress approves the 1st and 2nd cavalry. -
Land grant
Congress passes the Morrill Land Grant Act that gives land to colleges. -
Population
The rural horse population was estimated at 8 million despite the fact the farmer population was under 7million. -
Vet school
Cornell opens the first vetineary school on their land grant. -
Kentucky Derby
First Kentucky Derby is won by Aristedes. -
Horse cars
Every city with at least 50,000 people had a horse car line. -
National Horse Show
The National Horse show is started at Madison Square Gardens. -
Rodeo
First rodeo with paid attendance was held in Prescott, Arizona. -
Railways
More than 100,000 horses and mules were used on more than 500 street railways. -
Big horses
The average size of a draft horse was 2000 lbs. -
Rough Riders
The rough riders had their heyday in the Spanish-American war. -
Bigger horses
The average horse size was 1200-1500 lbs. -
Lots of Fire horses
New York City has over 1500 horses that work for the fire departments. -
Average
Average farm size is 500 acres. -
National Horse Show
Team Events are brought into the National Horse Show. -
WW1
US enters world war one and sends nearly a million horses to the front. About six million horses served and a substantial number were killed.
