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Did the Plains Indians get their horses from trading with European settlers or did they capture wild mustangs?

April 26, 2017American European History horses indians native Plains sciences social trading

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Did the Plains Indians get their horses from trading with European settlers or did they capture wild mustangs?

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The major theory is that Spaniards introduced horses to North America and eventually the Plains Indians domesticated some of the descendants and taught themselves to ride.