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You are about 10,000 yeas late to the party. Horses and dogs have been used on war for about as long as humans have been fighting.



> Horses and dogs have been used on war for about as long as humans have been fighting

Domestication of horses is surprisingly recent [0] - perhaps only 6000 years ago - compared with fighting between humans, which likely goes back to before we were even human.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestication_of_the_horse


6000 years ago is hardly recent. Cavalry is nothing new.


It is recent relative to the origins of fighting in humans.


Yeah that's the point. This cruelty party is lasting too long.




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