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redbeard redbeard
 
December 19, 2008 08:12 AM

Who was the first cowboy? or what ethnic group was first to ride/straddle a horse?

Everyone has their own opinions and beliefs behind the first cowboys... so I'd like to hear yours.
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ditterly ditterly
 
 December 19, 2008 09:10 AM
This is what I was able to find. I really haven't heard many stories about cowboys. That's weird since I'm from the West and a great-great-granddaughter of a pioneer. Oh, well.
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http://www.nps.gov/archive/grko/cowboys.htm

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morriss003 morriss003
 
December 19, 2008 08:26 AM
Probably the Sumerians of Lower Mesopotamia. This is a guess. I would think that the evidence might consist of drawings or carvings of people riding horses.

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pescina pescina
 
December 19, 2008 09:19 AM
Yup. I like the idea of Mesopotamian cowboys from hell.

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sneakeryip sneakeryip
 
December 19, 2008 08:44 AM
I doubt there will be an exact answer to this question but many believe that the horses were domesticated for riding in 4,500 BC.

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redbeard redbeard
 
December 19, 2008 09:03 AM
yes I know, im jus more curious to what everyone has heard from family, friends, teachers, read in a book or googled online.

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gorsegrowe... gorsegrowe...
 
December 19, 2008 08:37 PM
The answer to that is shrouded in the mists of pre-history. The practice is very old.

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