On the Treatment of Horses in the Fifth/Fourth Century BC in Greece and the Northern Pontic Region
Journal: Cheiron The International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History
Year: 2024

In Antiquity, horses played a major role, especially in warfare. Societies like the so-called Scythians, nomadic horse-riders of the steppe regions of Russia, Siberia, Kazakhstan and Ukraine, built their renommée and success on their stunning riding skills and abilities to train their horses for combat. But a functioning cavalry was also an important factor in other cultural spheres, such as the Greek world. The northern Pontic area, where the Greek and the Scythian cultures met, is of special i