IMC 2019: Sessions
Session 717: Horse History, III: Horse Breeding and Care
Tuesday 2 July 2019, 14.15-15.45
| Organisers: | Gwendolyne Knight, Historiska institutionen, Stockholms Universitet Anastasija Ropa, Department of Management & Communication Science, Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Gwendolyne Knight, Historiska institutionen, Stockholms Universitet |
| Respondent: | Jennifer Jobst, Independent Scholar, Sunset Valley, Texas |
| Paper 717-a | 'Medicines for Horses': Textual Transmission of the Central Middle English Horse-Care Text (Language: English) Index terms: Language and Literature - Middle English, Medicine, Science |
| Paper 717-b | Horse Breeding in the New Forest: A Modern Paradigm of Medieval Practice (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Economics - Rural |
| Paper 717-c | The Monastery of Einsiedeln as a Centre of Swiss Horse Breeding: 1064-1798 (Language: English) Index terms: Economics - Rural, Local History, Monasticism |
| Abstract | This is one of a series of sessions on the medieval horse, which looks into aspects of breeding and treating horses. How to cure a sick horse? How to get the best possible supply of horses with minimum investment? How to judge a horse's temperament by taking a mere look at the animal? These questions preoccupied people in the Middle Ages, just as they are of paramount importance to horsemen today. The speakers approach the theme from a variety of disciplines, including history of the text and art history, as well as by bringing in their unique experience of horsemanship and horse care. |