![]() ![]() The truth is that for thousands of years Indian tribes had to manage without horses as they had died out a long time ago according to prehistoric findings. ![]() While it is true that experienced riders have learned those kind of tricks after years of strenous training, the cliché of Indian and horse belonging together like fist and glove is plain wrong. It strayed to him from the nearly infinite vastness of the prairie and ever since he rides it through thick and thin, eventually even being able to do all kinds of flashy and fancy stuff like riding backwards, hanging down on one side to dodge opposing arrows and bullets or even riding at full speed while standing on the horses back. One very persistent misconception is that each and every Indian has his faithful and reliable horse. When captured, the unfortunate foes end up on the stake, get their feet sprinkled with salt and have it licked off by goats and other domesticated animals. In war times the “war hatchet” gets dugged out and with “war painting” on their face and bow and arrows in their hands the enemy is pursued and attacked. All “redskins” are either “noble savages” or “brutal animals” and they are all living in teepees. ![]() There are about as many legends, myths and clichés in Native American culture as there are tribes on the North American continent. ![]()
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