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Saints and Sinners- on horseback
Another volume available in the Rewriting Equestrian History series of books, published by Trivent. This volume takes a look at saints and sinners as riders: do saints make better riders? Are they better horsemen? What does one’s moral character say … Continue reading
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Horses in Our Heritage – a reminder of the CFP
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CFP: HORSES IN OUR HERITAGE, PAST AND FUTURE
Call for papers for the inaugural Cheiron conference: HORSES IN OUR HERITAGE, PAST AND FUTURE The editors, staff and publishers of Cheiron, the International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History, are pleased to announce the inaugural Cheiron conference, to be … Continue reading
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A Christmas illumination workshop: the donkey, the ox and the baby
This is a little workshop in medieval illumination that I am organising for the Equine History Collective. In the course of the workshop, I am going to show how the donkey participated at critical moments in Christ’s early life. I … Continue reading
The mystery of the double cabbage soup
https://www.patreon.com/posts/90977846?utm_campaign=postshare_creator The mystery of the double cabbage soupThe cabbage soup, a staple of Russian culture, has a long and venerable history. In writing about the Lent in medieval and early modern Rus’, I mentioned the mouth-watering array of foods that, … Continue reading
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Basja the pony camp star
I have finally got round the next wild pony update, which between the after-camp exhaustion and the heatwave took a little while. All I can say here is that I am confirmed the little feral pony is well worth her … Continue reading
Just ride your young horse for a month?
And another update on Basja, with some thoughts on why most of the Rufus manuscripts do not mention the possibility of falling off the young horse.https://www.patreon.com/posts/just-ride-your-86212157?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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The Feral Konik Haltering Quest
It’s been eventful 10 days, but it looks like we have progressed a step further, as well as getting to experiment with the historical design of a rope halter, possibly very similar to the one that was used by Jordanus … Continue reading
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Boris and Gleb – two saints on horseback
15 May is the day of two locally revered Christian saints often depicted on horseback, Boris and Gleb. Some icons depict them on amblers, as they are rather peaceful guys, so warhorses would be hardly appropriate. You can read more … Continue reading
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An Update on Taming Our Wild Horse
This is a little update on our so-called wild horse, really a feral horse Basja the Polski konik, who is not so wild any longer. No history this time, but some lovely pictures. The post is free to read, but … Continue reading
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