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- Publisher : Amigo Pubns Inc
- Publication date : January 1, 1998
- Edition : First Edition
- Language : English
- Print length : 432 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0965853306
- ISBN-13 : 09
- Item Weight : 3.5 pounds
- Dimensions : 8.5 x 1 x 11 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #2,572,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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On Apr 18, 2026 at 21:45:57 PDT, seller added the following information:Conquerors: The Roots of New World Horsemanship examines the biological and cultural history of horses and their riding traditions across continents. Written by Deb Bennett, who combines expertise as both a paleontologist and equestrian practitioner, the work traces how wild Equus caballus subspecies from the Ice Age eventually became domesticated animals that shaped human civilization. The book is structured in two main sections. The first explores the origins of horse domestication, examining the various subspecies that were independently domesticated in different regions and how these domestication events produced the ancestral lineages of modern horse breeds. Bennett then details how horsemanship developed in both Europe and Asia, including the evolution of equipment, riding techniques, and cultural practices associated with horses. The second section shifts focus to the Western Hemisphere, documenting how horses were reintroduced to the Americas following their prehistoric extinction on that continent. Rather than treating horse domestication and horsemanship as a single unified story, Bennett demonstrates that Spanish conquistadors and colonizers brought specific horse populations from a limited geographic origin point, which subsequently shaped the development of equestrian traditions throughout the New World. By integrating paleontological evidence with historical analysis, Bennett provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of how human interaction with horses evolved across millennia and continents, establishing the foundations for the horsemanship practices that developed in the Americas