Ekuestrianisme: Perbezaan antara semakan

 

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Kuda juga dipandu untuk menarik pedati dalam [[lumba kereta kuda]]<!--harness racing-->, di [[pertunjukan kuda]] dan jenis persembahan yang lain, baik dalam [[lakonan sejarah]] mahupun upacara. Di sesetengah negara, kuda masih digunakan untuk tujuan praktik seperti pertanian.

 

Kuda masih digunakan dalam perkhidmatan awam: di upacara tradisional (perarakan, pengebumian), [[Polis berkuda|polis]] dan peronda sukarelawan berkuda, serta usaha [[mencari dan menyelamat]].

Though there is controversy over the exact date horses were [[domestication|domesticated]] and when they were first ridden; the best estimate is that horses first were ridden approximately 4500 BC. Indirect evidence suggests that horses were ridden long before they were driven. There is some evidence that about 6,000 years ago, near the [[Dneiper River]] and the [[Don River (Russia)|Don River]], people were using [[Bit (horse)|bits]] on horses, as a stallion that was buried there shows teeth wear consistent with using a bit.<ref name=Chamberlin69>Chamberlin, J. Edward ''Horse: How the Horse has Shaped Civilization'' New York:BlueBridge 2006 ISBN 0-9742405-9-1</ref> However, the most unequivocal early [[archeology|archaeological]] evidence of equines put to working use was of horses being driven. [[Chariot]] burials about 2500 BC present the most direct hard evidence of horses used as [[working animal]]s. In ancient times chariot warfare was followed by the use of [[horses in warfare|war horse]]s as light and heavy [[cavalry]]. The horse played an important role throughout human history all over the world, both in warfare and in peaceful pursuits such as [[transportation]], [[trade]] and [[agriculture]]. Horses lived in North America, but died out at the end of the [[Ice Age]]. Horses were brought back to North America by European explorers, beginning with the second voyage of [[Christopher Columbus|Columbus]] in 1493.<ref>Bennett, Deb (1998) 'Conquerors: The Roots of New World Horsemanship.'' Amigo Publications Inc; 1st edition. ISBN 0-9658533-0-6, pp.151</ref>

[[File:A Mughal nobleman on horseback, a Mughal miniature, c.1656-1661.jpg|thumb|An equestrian [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] nobleman on horseback.]]

Secondary effects of racing have also recently been uncovered. A 2006 investigation by [[The Observer]] in the UK found that each year 6,000–10,000 horses are slaughtered for consumption abroad, a significant proportion of which are horses bred for racing.<ref name="guardian">{{cite news| url=http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2006/oct/01/horseracing.sport | work=The Guardian | first=Antony | last=Barnett | title=The slaughtered horses that shame our racing | date=2006-10-06}}</ref> A boom in the number of foals bred has meant that there is not adequate resources to care for unwanted horses. Demand has increased for this massive breeding programme to be scaled back.<ref name="guardian" /> Despite over 1000 foals being produced annually by the industry, 66% of those bred for such a purpose were never entered into a race, and despite a life expectancy of 30 years, many are killed before their fifth birthday.<ref name="guardian" />

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==Lihat juga==

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