I am curious about what people think would have happened if the horse had not died out in North America approximately 10,000 years ago.
Not much of a change is needed. Scientists believe that in Asia the horse was nearly wiped out when humans came around, combined with drastic changes in the environment, apparently only a few small herds survived to become the domesticated animal of today. So having a few North American horse herds a little more paranoid, or a little faster and surviving is possible.
I'll post a basic time line later this week or early next, but for now I'm curious about what people think would occur.
Not much of a change is needed. Scientists believe that in Asia the horse was nearly wiped out when humans came around, combined with drastic changes in the environment, apparently only a few small herds survived to become the domesticated animal of today. So having a few North American horse herds a little more paranoid, or a little faster and surviving is possible.
I'll post a basic time line later this week or early next, but for now I'm curious about what people think would occur.