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A 5th-Century Painted Mongolian Saddle Was Found In An Ancient Tomb, Shedding Light On The Origins Of Equestrianism In Medieval Warfare
Within a few centuries, people in the northern steppes invented the bridle and ... The invention of the rigid saddle and stirrups revolutionized horse riding. Riders could use them for stability ...
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Painted saddle found in Mongolian tomb is oldest of its kind
The horse found in the Urd Ulaan Uneet burial ... to help clarify whether wooden frame saddles were invented in the Eastern Steppes, the researchers said. Kristina Killgrove is a staff writer ...
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A saddle in a 2,700-year-old Xinjiang tomb – and a clue to the history of horse riding
An international research team has found what may be the world’s oldest saddle at a dig site in China ... an important role in the history of horse riding during the first half of the first ...