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Set out for america with more than 150 horseman.
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Desoto's expedition with 237 horses.
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first governor of New Spain (Mexico) had 11 haciendas and over 1500 horses.
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Average American farm had 100 acres.
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during this time the horse hauled goods, pulled omnibuses and cabs, and moved people about in carriages.
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Farm machinery such as mowing, reaping, and threashing machines, John Deere's steel plow, the corn planter, and the two horse cultivator were invented.
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The first fire horse was purchased.
New York City.
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With the machines becoming heavier horses were made to pull machinery such as the steam pumpers and ladder trucks.
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Congress aproves the raising of two horse mounted regiments known as the 1st and 2nd cavalry.
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Congress passes the Morrill Land Grant Act, Led to the establishment of state agricultural colleges.
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Rural horse population was estimated at almost 8 million even though the number of farm workers was well under 7 million.
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The first veterinary college opend at Cornell University.
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On May 17, 1875 the first Kentucky Derby was held. Sponsored by Louisville Jockey Club.
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Horse-car lines were operating in every city in the United States with a population of atleast 50,000.
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The National Horse Show began. held each november at Madison Square Garden.
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The first rodeo with paid attendence, Prescot, Arizona on july 4th 1886
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Horses were used to deliver everything from beer to meat.
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The Rough Riders during the Spanish-American War. Rode horses.
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by 1900 there were over 27,000 belgians, clydesdales, percherons, shires, suffolk punches in the united states.
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By 1906 there were neawrly 1500 fire horses in the united states.
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by 1910 there were atleast 13 million horses in the united states. more than half of those carried between ten and 50 percent of dreaft horse blood. and more than 3 million were not in use on farms.
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team events in shows begun in this year.
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the united states sent its horses before its men.
