This book demonstrates how horse breeding is entwined with human societies and identities. It explores issues of lineage, purity, and status by exploring interc

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Although there are many publications which discuss the history of the ancient horse, few focus their attention on the origin and development of the various bree

An extraordinary collection of myths and facts about horses, their honored place in human history, and the mystique that has surrounded them in cultures around

Before crude oil and the combustion engine, the industrialized world relied on a different kind of power - the power of the horse. Horses in Society is the stor