Persepolis Horse Remains Found Alongside Humans


Louise Firouz loved her Caspians, a small horse that was thought to have gone extinct 1,300 years ago. After marrying into an aristocratic family, the American Cornell graduate took up her love of horses anew by establishing a riding academy in Iran. Then in the 1960s, Louise learned about the existence of smaller horses in the north and ventured for three months into the Elburz mountains to find them.

The bedraggled horses she discovered there turned out to be the Caspians so revered by Persian royals. Captivating equine enthusiasts around the world, including Prince Phillip, Louise subsequently developed a breeding program that revived this species, which a recent finding shows may have existed for more than 3,000 years.

 The 3,000 year old Caspian horse remains discovered in Gohar-Tappeh in Northern Iran are the oldest ever recorded. Used to lead royal chariots into battle and depicted in Persepolis reliefs, the Caspian horse is the predecessor to the more widely known and notoriously hot-tempered Arab horse.

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