thumb|right|The [[Comanche were known for their horsemanship (painting by George Catlin, )]]
A horse culture is a tribal group or community whose day-to-day life revolves around the herding and breeding of horses. Beginning with the domestication of the horse on the steppes of Eurasia, the horse transformed each society that adopted its use. Notable examples are the Mongols of Mongolia, the Scythian and Turkic nomads of Central Asia, the Plains Indians, the Guaycuru peoples of the Gran Chaco, and the Mapuche and Tehuelche of Patagonia after horses were imported from Europe, particularly from Spain, during the 16th century. A common form of leisure in these horse cultures was horse racing and placing bets on these races
Horse Racing
A common form of entertainment in many Native American horse cultures was horse racing. A typical race would have anywhere between two and six young men on horseback raced for about three to six kilometers. Much like with modern horse racing, gambling was often involved, and viewers of the race would place bets on which horse-rider pair they thought would win. These bets often included robes, blankets, and sometimes guns.
The act of horse racing is still relevant in modern times to indigenous peoples as can be seen with the Muckleshoot tribe's desire to buy the Playfair tracks for the sake of hosting horse races.
Horse breeding
Horse cultures revolve around the keeping and breeding of horses. Most tribes varied slightly in how they went about breeding their horses and even within tribes, men would have different preferences for breeding. In American Indigenous nations like the Blackfoot, it was common practice to castrate any males that were not intended to be studs, but after that they left it up to their stallion to pick which mare it would mate with. Stallions would be picked to be studs based on their size, color, and speed.