North American Native Horses - Erika Larsen

Great Plains Native American tribes used to rely on dogs as their beasts of burden. So when European explorers introduced horses to North America's original inhabitants, they quickly bonded with the animals that helped them travel, hunt and wage war more effectively. Erika Larsen visited the tribes today to capture the enduring relationship between the Great Plains Indians and their horses. Her photos appear in the March 2014 issue of National Geographic magazine.