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The current study by Fages et al. has demonstrated no evidence for unbalanced male:female sex ratios at the Botai-Tersek culture's stock. This finding contributes to the discussion on the horse domestication in Eurasia as it suggests the lack of horse management strategies at Botai. To explain the facts of horse utilization, we suggest recalling the idea that only some horses were tamed at Botai. This strategy allowed humans to ride and milk some animals but did not require developing the herd management strategy. At Botai, humans began the long way towards the productive economy, but the abundance of wild resources and the low population density did not intensify the “neolithization” process.