Equus: Story of the Horse

We built the world around us with horsepower. But what is it that makes humans and horses so perfect for each other? And how have we transformed the wild horse we tamed 6,000 years ago into over 400 specialized breeds today? To answer these questions, anthropologist-turned-filmmaker Niobe Thompson takes viewers on an epic journey across eleven countries on three continents and back in time to the mysterious beginnings of the horse-human relationship.

Travel back to the moment humans tamed the horse, and learn how horsepower made history.

How did humans save the wild horse from extinction? And how did we create over four hundred specialized breeds today?