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Until the coming of the Spaniards in the sixteenth century, there were no horses in the New World. The American Indians traveled, made war, and even hunted buffalo on foot. As horses spread through the country, however, the Indians quickly learned to handle them, and the culture of many of the tribes changed completely.
The Indians acquired their horses in different ways. Some hunted wild horses and broke them by the water treatment- riding them into a river, where they were soon exhausted by their pitching and bucking. Others acquired them by trading with friendly tribes and raiding enemy camps. Some horses were trained for buffalo hunts or war, and became valuable items of trade. Horses even became part of the ritual of many tribes, and Horse Medicine Societies, believed to have the power to make horses brave and strong, developed.
These and many other facts are described in Robert Hofsinde's authentic and highly readable book. With lively text and dramatic illustrations he effectively conveys the impact on Indian life of that wonderful new animal—the horse.
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