Horseback Riding

History
"If you speak the truth, have a foot in the stirrup." ~ Turkish proverb

Tribesmen on the Asian steppes first domesticated the horse for transportation and warfare. These tribesmen used their superior mobility and speed to overwhelm the proto-civilizations just rising in southeast Europe and the Middle East. In approximately 2000 B.C., domestic horses were introduced into Babylonia. Within the next several centuries, horses had spread throughout much of Europe and northern Africa. It was not long before nearly every civilization had put horses to work as field animals and as a means of transportation. Horses also went on to play an important role in the military conflicts of nearly every civilization in the world, both as mounts for horsemen and cavalry, and as draft animals for pulling war chariots and heavy weapons into battle.

General Information

 * Each level of Horseback Riding enhances moving speed of cavalry and mechanics by 5%
 * Requires:
 * Academy Level 5
 * Stable Level 1
 * Military Science Level 5
 * Quest: Scientific Research:
 * Horseback Riding Lv.1 Award: Gold 8,000

'''I don't know about Evony Age II, but for Evony Age I the research times in this table are completely wrong. For example, Horseback Riding 9 takes approximately 12 hours, not 142 hours. The times shown here appear to be the correct times for Archery research, not HBR.'''

* Cavalry can be recruited. ** Cataphract can be recruited.