When: Thursday, April 24, 2025 1pm (EDT)/10am (PDT)/7pm (CEST) Where: Online via Zoom Kathryn Renton (B.A. Harvard, M.A. and Ph.D, UCLA), is a historian andcommunications specialist at… Read more “EHC Coffee Chat with Dr. Kathryn Renton”
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Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry Shareback Session: Thursday, June 13, 6:00–7:00pm in Lexington, KY
The International Museum of the Horse and the Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry invites the interested public to a Shareback Session on Thursday, June… Read more “Chronicle of African Americans in the Horse Industry Shareback Session: Thursday, June 13, 6:00–7:00pm in Lexington, KY”
#SourceSaturday: Fellowships Available the Kentucky Historical Society
The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS) contains multiple collections of interest to equine history researchers, and offers short-term research fellowships for scholars. As Frankfort is conveniently located in… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Fellowships Available the Kentucky Historical Society”
Tonight: Watch and Discuss Equus!
Tonight, January 16th, and next Wednesday, January 23rd, PBS will be airing the two-part documentary Equus: Story of the Horse at 8 p.m. (check local listings). For… Read more “Tonight: Watch and Discuss Equus!”
#SourceSaturday: Research Fellowships Available at Michigan State Special Collections
Back in April, we posted about the fantastic Veterinary Medicine Historical Collection held at at Michigan State’s Special Collections. Great news: MSU Special Collections is now offering… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Research Fellowships Available at Michigan State Special Collections”
CFP: session on medieval equestrian history at IMC Leeds 2019
“Your horse won’t eat any oats, nor will he be bled until I get my revenge” threatens his lady Orgeuilleux de la Lande, making his… Read more “CFP: session on medieval equestrian history at IMC Leeds 2019”
#Shelfie Sunday: Horses, Oxen and Technological Innovation: The Use of Draught Animals in English Farming from 1066 to 1500
John Langdon, Horses, Oxen and Technological Innovation: The Use of Draught Animals in English Farming from 1066 to 1500 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1986). Review by Jordan Claridge Now… Read more “#Shelfie Sunday: Horses, Oxen and Technological Innovation: The Use of Draught Animals in English Farming from 1066 to 1500”
#ShelfieSunday: ‘A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse’: Equine Medicine in Early Modern England
Louise Hill Curth, ‘A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse’: Equine Medicine in Early Modern England (Leiden: Brill, 2013). Review by Janice Gunther Martin Louise… Read more “#ShelfieSunday: ‘A plaine and easie waie to remedie a horse’: Equine Medicine in Early Modern England”
Equine History T-Shirts are here!
We are raising funds for filing 501(c)3 status and for the EHC Conference travel fund. T-shirts are now available! For the “heads” design, featuring zebra,… Read more “Equine History T-Shirts are here!”
#SourceSaturday: Recent English-Language Equine Veterinary Histories
By Janice Gunther Martin During the month of April, the Equine History Collective will be featuring posts related to the history of veterinary medicine. If you are… Read more “#SourceSaturday: Recent English-Language Equine Veterinary Histories”