Domesticated for milk and meat 5,000 years ago, horses quickly became an integral part of human history when humans learned to ride them. In this episode of Johan Norberg’s New and Improved, Norberg takes us to the steppes of Central Asia and the origins of the domesticated horse.

An offensive weapon in times of war, horses also proved valuable on farms pulling plows. Their speed and strength revolutionized transportation worldwide, facilitating trade, communication, and migration as they carried people, goods, and messages across continents.

By the early 20th-century, horses were a major means of transportation but also a major source of pollution. New York City alone dealt with over 2.5 million pounds of manure each day. Replacing horses with horsepower became a priority and helped spur the industrial age.

* * * * * * * * * *

Learn more about Johan Norberg’s New and Improved and sign up to receive series updates at https://www.freetochoosenetwork.org/n....

Follow Johan Norberg on Twitter @JohanKNorberg
  / johanknorberg  

Johan Norberg is an author, lecturer, and documentary filmmaker, born in Sweden. He is Executive Editor at Free To Choose Media as well as a Senior Fellow at the Cato Institute in Washington D.C. and the European Centre for International Political Economy in Brussels. He received his M. A. in the History of Ideas from the University of Stockholm.

* * * * * * * * * *

Learn more about Free To Choose Media: https://freetochoosemedia.org/
Shop for related products: https://shop.freetochoosenetwork.org/

Stay Connected with Free To Choose Media
Facebook:   / freetochoosenetwork  
Twitter (@FreeToChooseNet):   / freetochoosenet  
Instagram (@freetochoosenetwork):   / freetochoosenetwork  
LinkedIn:   / free-to-choose-network  

#newandimproved #documentary #documentaryshort #humanability #videoseries #innovation #inventions #thehorse #horse #horses #history #transportation #film #series #freetochoosemedia #freetochoosenetwork