On horseback, a single hunter could pursue and kill buffalo that would have been nearly inaccessible on foot.

Horses allowed the transport of camp equipment that would have been impossible to carry — the tipi poles and lodge covers that could now travel with the band instead of being cached or abandoned.

Horses allowed rapid movement across the vast distances of the Plains, which meant access to resources spread across hundreds of miles rather than the limited range of a foot-mobile band.

The Comanche proved extraordinarily adept at all aspects of horse culture.