You've probably heard the phrase, don't put the cart before the horse, but people weren't hitching their horses to carts until around 3500 BCE. A few thousand years later, circa 1300 BCE, the bridle was invented which let people guide donkeys, oxen, or horses in a much more controlled manner.
It didn't take long for our ancestors to understand how harnessing animal power for their farming practices could totally revolutionize their agrarian systems. Wagons, in particular, were useful because of their multiple purposes. They could haul people, hay, crops, and other supplies or goods around the farm.
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By the 17th century, horses-drawn wagons had been plucked from their rural roots, trussed up by the aristocratic elite, and redesigned into luxrious, comfort-centric carriages.