- [[domestic cows come from a female but horses from a male]] - [[Early Pastoral Economies and Herding Transitions in Eastern Eurasia#p1002 the needs of different animals leads to differences in regional herding practices]] - [[climate change requires action regardless of cause]] focuses on horse domestication being an impact of climate change that came _long_ after cows were domesticated: * [[Anthony V. Taylor on Early Pastoral Economies on the Eurasian Plains#The Impact of Climate Change]] (Source: [[The Horse The Wheel And Language by David Anthony#ch10p200 Why Were Horses Domesticated]]) - [[Anthony V. Taylor on Early Pastoral Economies on the Eurasian Plains#Who Herds What When]] - [[Anthony V. Taylor on Early Pastoral Economies on the Eurasian Plains#Evidence for Domestication]] — horses get hobbled, whereas sheep and cattle get penned. - [[The Civilizations of Africa by Christopher Ehret#ch03 Culture and Technology in Africa]] goes into a lot of detail about the domestication of cattle and how that led to major social changes. - [[impact of increasing maximum herd size in a region]] shows how cattle herds in Africa had a huge impact on the politics of the region, by making herders more powerful in a very hacienda style ranching system, but horse herding tended to create a more Mongol/Huns raider effect. - [[social impacts of early cattle domestication in ancient Russia]]