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The horses seen in the American West today are descended from a domesticated breed introduced from Europe, and are therefore a non-native species and not indigenous. Although many horse lineages evolved in North America, they went extinct approximately 11,400 years ago during the Pleistocene era.

In the late 1400s, Spanish conquistadors brought European horses to North America, back to where they evolved long ago. At this time, North America was widely covered with open grasslands, serving as a great habitat for these horses. These horses quickly adapted to their former range and spread across the nation.

Horses and other animals were used to pull wheeled vehicles, chariots, carts and wagons and horses were increasingly used for riding in the Near East from at least c. 2000 BC onwards. Horses were used in war, in hunting and as a means of transport.

Indigenous knowledge and Western science have written a new tale about when horses most recently arrived in North America. Spaniards brought horses to Mexico in 1519. Indigenous peoples then took the reins, rapidly transporting offspring of those equine newcomers north along trade routes.

Scientists found that the ancestors of modern horses were domesticated in the northern Caucasus region in what is now southern Russia. They were bred for their stress tolerance and back strength, allowing humans to use them for transport, farming and warfare.

Florida's equine liability statute provides that an equine activity sponsor, an equine professional, or any other person shall not be liable for an injury to, or the death of, a participant resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities.