### ch10p222 The economic and military effects of horseback riding > An unmounted person with a dog can herd 200 sheep. A mounted person, by contrast, can herd about 500. So horses led to bigger herds, which required larger pastures, which could have led to territorial conflicts. > > Horses were valuable and easily stolen, and riding made it easier to steal cattle, too. Riding allowed for quick retreats. - [[The Horse The Wheel And Language by David Anthony#ch10p222 The economic and military effects of horseback riding|View in Vault]] ![[The Horse The Wheel And Language by David Anthony#ch11p236]]