The Buffalo Horse
The Buffalo Horse One good horse was usually considered worth twenty buffalo skins. What Was a Horse Worth? (americanindian.si.edu) In the early 1800s, on Native trade routes, the going rates for horses were: 1 ordinary riding horse is worth 8 buffalo robes 1 fine racing horse is worth 10 guns 1 fine hunting horse = Options- several pack animals, 1 gun and 100 loads of ammunition, 3 pounds of tobacco, 15 eagle feathers, 10 weasel skins, 5 tipi poles, 1 buffalo-hide tipi cover, 1 skin shirt and leggings decorated with human hair and quills. Hunting traits (Blackfoot): The buffalo horse, is a well-trained animal and is … Read more