"Horses have been such an important part of human history. Before we invented the steam engine, they happened to be the main transport we used on land."
"We can track some of the oldest breeds even thousands of years back. Some of them were especially important for the creation of the horse breeds we see around today."
"The Icelandic horse breed is thought to be among the oldest in the world, considering their history goes back at least 10,000 years."
"The Fjord horse is one of the oldest breeds that migrated to Norway over 4,000 years ago."
"The Arabian is a rather popular one, especially when discussing elite horse breeds. It showed up more than 5,000 years ago, which makes it one of the oldest breeds across the globe."