As much as dogs, cats, or any domestic animal, horses exemplify the vast range of human-animal interactions. Horses have long been deployed to help with a varie

This edited volume demonstrates the broader socio-cultural context for individual human-horse relations and equestrian practices by documenting the internationa

Societal views on animals are rapidly changing and have become more diversified: can we use them for our own pleasure, and how should we understand animal agenc

This volume fills an important gap in the analysis of early modern history and culture by reintroducing scholars to the significance of the horse. A more comple

In modern Western society horses appear as unexpected visitors: not quite exotic, but not familiar either. This estrangement between humans and horses is a rece