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Further ReadingFour-legged Friend for Work and War A. HorsesJust when man mastered the art of ridinghorses is open for debate, but records show that it is possibly as long as3,500 years since the first rider mounted his trusty steed. Some cultures claimhorse riding traditions going back even further. Horses were the favored meansof waging war for many centuries. The great Mongol leader Genghis Khan is saidto have commented: “It is easy to conquer the world from the back of a horse”. Overtime, two distinct styles of riding developed. In the Americas, the Westernstyle was used by cowboys for practical purposes such as roping cattle. Thisinvolves a low saddle and less communication with the horse. Riders in thetraditional English style use the reins, a riding crop and their legs and feeta lot more to let the horse know what to do.B. CamelsIf you want a hardy animal that can survivein tough conditions, camels are a good bet. Although not fleet of foot likehorses, camels were also successfully used in battle in the Middle East wherethey scared off horses who couldn’t bear their awful stink! At one time, theU.S. army maintained a camel unit in California.C.ElephantsIf you visitThailand or other countries in Southeast Asia for a vacation, you will probablybe offered an elephant ride at some stage. However, in many of these countries,elephants are important working animals, used for transporting heavy loads. Perhapsthe most famous example of elephants being ridden involved the armies ofancient Carthage in present day Tunisia. Led by the famed general Hannibal,these soldiers took a troop of 37 elephants from the warm climate of southernSpain over the snow-covered Alps to attack Rome. Seventeen of these animalsdied crossing the mountains and by the time Hannibal’s army reached Rome, asolitary animal named Surus remained.