They were skilled breeders — the herds they maintained were selected for speed, endurance, and manageability.

They were skilled trainers — Comanche horse handling was noted by virtually every observer in the nineteenth century as among the finest in North America.

They were skilled riders — contemporary accounts by military men who had served on multiple fronts consistently described Comanche horsemanship as superior to anything they had encountered.

By the early nineteenth century, the Comanche had developed the largest horse herds of any Plains people.

Individual wealthy Comanche men might own dozens or even hundreds of horses.