IMC 2021: Sessions
Session 2011: Medieval Equestrian Climates
Friday 9 July 2021, 09.00-10.30
| Organisers: | Timothy Dawson, Independent Scholar, Leeds Anastasija Ropa, Department of Management & Communication Science, Latvian Academy of Sport Education, Riga |
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| Moderator/Chair: | Miriam Bibby, School of Humanities, University of Glasgow |
| Paper 2011-a | Equine Love in a Cold Climate: Horse Breeding for Quality in Medieval Scotland and Northern England (Language: English) Index terms: Daily Life, Local History, Social History |
| Paper 2011-b | The Medieval Irish Saddle: A Constant Cultural Climate (Language: English) Index terms: Archaeology - General, Daily Life, Local History, Military History |
| Paper 2011-c | Horses in an Eastern Climate: The Case of Digenis Akritis (Language: English) Index terms: Byzantine Studies, Language and Literature - Greek |
| Abstract | As all animals, equines are suspect to environmental influences, including changes in climate and weather. Despite the fact that, historically, many equines, especially the more elite specimens, are supervised by humans, who minimize the influence of natural forces on the well-being of their dear companions (dear in more than one sense of the world), climate remained - and still remains to a large extent - one of the key factors in equine management. This session explores the influences of climates - both metaphorical and literal - on various equestrian practices, including the development of equipment, breeding, and management. The papers cover a variety of geographic territories, spanning from the British Isles to Greece. |