Which European country was responsible for reintroducing horses to the United States?
History · High School · Thu Feb 04 2021
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The European country responsible for reintroducing horses to the United States is Spain. During the early European explorations in the 15th and 16th centuries, Spanish explorers, including Christopher Columbus on subsequent voyages after his initial discovery of the New World, brought horses back to the Americas. Before this reintroduction by the Spanish, horses had been extinct on the American continents for approximately 10,000 years. The reintroduction had a significant impact on the cultures of many native peoples, especially in the Great Plains region, where the horse became an integral part of daily life, warfare, and hunting.