Above: The group after the tour of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Center The second Equine History Conference (#EqHist2019) brought together a fantastic group of scholars Nov.… Read more “2019 Equine History Conference Recap”
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#EqHist2019 Speakers: Movements and Networks
This panel will be at 11:00a.m. on Thursday November 14th, just before lunch. It will be chaired by Marva Felchlin, retired curators from Autry Museum of the… Read more “#EqHist2019 Speakers: Movements and Networks”
#EqHist2019 Sponsors: UCLA 17th & 18th Century Studies
Another returning sponsor this year is the UCLA 17th & 18th Century Studies Center. They sponsor fellowships, workshops, and conferences (like ours), and also now offer a… Read more “#EqHist2019 Sponsors: UCLA 17th & 18th Century Studies”
#EqHist2019 Speakers: Genetics and History
The panel will be at 9:00a.m. on Thursday November 14th, opening the second day of the conference. It will be chaired by Alyssa V. Loera from Cal… Read more “#EqHist2019 Speakers: Genetics and History”
EHC 2019 Annual Meeting
The EHC’s annual meeting will be held Thursday, November 14, 3:15pm–4:45pm in the Grand Reading Room of the University Library at Cal Poly Pomona as part of… Read more “EHC 2019 Annual Meeting”
#EqHist2019 Speakers: Breeding and Management
The panel will be at 1:15p.m. on Wednesday November 13th, following the tour of the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library. It will be chaired by Brinna Pam… Read more “#EqHist2019 Speakers: Breeding and Management”
#EqHist2019 Speakers: Arabian Breeding Standards
It is fitting that the opening panel of the conference will be dedicated to Arabian history, in light of our phenomenal host the W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse… Read more “#EqHist2019 Speakers: Arabian Breeding Standards”
#EqHist2019: Registration Extended to Nov. 7
There’s still time to register for the second annual Equine History Conference! Due to technical difficulties, the registration deadline has been extended to Thursday, November 7th. Register… Read more “#EqHist2019: Registration Extended to Nov. 7”
#EqHist2019 Sponsors: WKKAHL
The W.K. Kellogg Arabian Horse Library just keeps getting better! The Equine History Conference would not be going into its second year without their… Read more “#EqHist2019 Sponsors: WKKAHL”
#EqHist2019 Speakers: Plenary by Sandra Swart
The Equine Experiment

SANDRA SWART is a free-ranging primate and the Professor of History at Stellenbosch University. She researches the social and environmental history of southern Africa, with a particular focus on the shifting relationship between humans and animals. She has authored and co-authored over 60 peer-reviewed articles and chapters, and, on horses, has co-authored with Greg Bankoff, Breeds of Empire The Invention of the Horse in Southeast Asia and Southern Africa 1500-1950 (Nias Studies in Asian Topics, 2007) and is the sole author of Riding High – Horses, Humans and History in South Africa (Witwatersrand University Press, 2010).