CHEIRON: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EQUINE AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY


ISSN 2786-3182 

Editors-in-Chief: Anastasija Ropa, Miriam A. Bibby 

Guest Editor: Patricia Stafford

This issue offers an interdisciplinary exploration of human-horse relationships across antiquity, the medieval world, and the nineteenth century, bringing together studies in archaeology, material culture, literary analysis, cultural history, zooarchaeology, and the history of medicine. The articles examine equestrian equipment, riding practices, horse-related belief systems, pharmacological uses of equine substances, and the cultural meanings attached to horses in diverse historical contexts. Collectively, the issue highlights the central role of horses in warfare, travel, technology, identity formation, and symbolic thought, while demonstrating the value of cross-disciplinary approaches to equine studies.

Vol.  2 (Issue 1/2022)

Pages 1-196

DOI: 10.22618/TP.Cheiron.20221.1

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CHEIRON: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EQUINE AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY


ISSN 2786-3182 

Editors-in-Chief: Anastasija Ropa, Miriam A. Bibby 

Report by Craig C. Downer

This special issue explores wild equine ecology, conservation, and historical interpretation, with a primary focus on the Heber wild horses of Arizona’s Apache-Sitgreaves National Forests. It considers ecological field evidence, habitat pressures, land-use conflicts, and the conservation significance of wild horse populations, while also engaging with historical perspectives on wild equines. The issue offers an interdisciplinary contribution to discussions on ecosystem management, biodiversity, and wild horse conservation policy.

Vol.  2 (Issue 2/2022)

Pages 1-131

DOI: 10.22618/TP.Cheiron.20222.2

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CHEIRON: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EQUINE AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY


ISSN 2786-3182 

Editors-in-Chief: Anastasija Ropa, Miriam A. Bibby 

Guest Editor: Rena Maguire

This issue brings together interdisciplinary studies on the cultural, historical, archaeological, and iconographic significance of horses across ancient and later societies. The articles examine equine representation in Egyptian, Persian, Roman, and early modern contexts, as well as material evidence of horse-related rural heritage in Ireland. Collectively, the contributions highlight the central role of horses in warfare, royal symbolism, breeding history, daily management, and technological change, demonstrating the value of equine studies for understanding wider social and historical developments.

Vol.  3 (Issue 1/2023)

Pages 1-112

DOI: 10.22618/TP.Cheiron.20233.1

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CHEIRON: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EQUINE AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY


ISSN 2786-3182 

Editors-in-Chief: Anastasija Ropa, Miriam A. Bibby 

This issue brings together interdisciplinary studies on the historical, cultural, and social significance of horses across different periods and regions. The articles examine equine representation in medieval chronicles, breeding and perceptions of mares in medieval France, the ceremonial role of horses in Tudor coronations, the historiography of the Royal Mares, the long-term history and preservation of the Cretan horse, the social roles of mares in free-roaming horse bands, and the continuing relevance of horse heritage through UNESCO intangible cultural heritage frameworks. Collectively, these contributions demonstrate the importance of horses in shaping human societies, identities, rituals, and heritage narratives from the medieval period to the present.

Vol.  3 (Issue 2/2023)

Pages 1-216

DOI: 10.22618/TP.Cheiron.20233.2

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Edited by Kay Boers, Becca Grose, Rebecca Usherwood, Guy Walker

Publication date: June, 2024

Pages: 293, colour

DOI: 10.22618/TP.TMed.2024.ELA.293

ISBN 978-615-6696-26-7                   Paperback, €46.00

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CHEIRON: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EQUINE AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY


ISSN 2786-3182 

Editors-in-Chief: Anastasija Ropa, Miriam A. Bibby 

This journal issue offers an interdisciplinary examination of horses and equine culture across antiquity, the medieval world, and modernity. The contributions address human–horse relations through historical, philological, archaeozoological, ethical, and heritage-focused perspectives, exploring themes such as warfare, myth, breed formation, professional ethics in equestrian sport, and conservation. Together, the articles demonstrate the enduring cultural, social, and symbolic significance of equids in diverse historical contexts.

Vol.  4 (Issue 1/2024)

Pages 1-148

DOI: 10.22618/TP.Cheiron.20244.1

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Edited by Catarina Fernandes Barreira, Conceição Casanova, Maria Filomena Andrade

Publication date: June, 2024

Pages: 448, colour

DOI: 10.22618/TP.TMed.2025.CHCE.448

ISBN 978-615-6696-35-9                   Paperback, €69.00

ISBN 978-615-6696-34-2                   Hardcover, €84.00

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Edited by Assya Pascalev and Gergely Tari

Publication date: September, 2024

Pages: 296, colour

DOI: 10.22618/TP.TST.2024.296

ISBN 978-615-6696-41-0                   Paperback, €49.00

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Edited by Albrecht Diem, Mayke de Jong, Irene van Renswoude

Publication date: May, 2025

Pages: 373, colour

DOI: 10.22618/TP.REN.20243

ISBN 978-615-6696-50-2                   Paperback, €55.00

ISBN 978-615-6696-49-6                   Hardcover, €91.00

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CHEIRON: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EQUINE AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY


ISSN 2786-3182 

Editors-in-Chief: Anastasija Ropa, Miriam A. Bibby 

This issue offers an interdisciplinary exploration of human–equine relations across literary, historical, cultural, and heritage contexts. Spanning early Japan, imperial China, early modern England and Castile, nineteenth-century military memoir and correspondence, industrial coalmining communities, and contemporary wild horse adoption practices, the contributions examine horses and other equids as agents of transport, symbolism, labor, identity, memory, and interspecies encounter. Collectively, the issue highlights the centrality of equine studies to understanding social life, cultural representation, ritual practice, and historical experience across diverse times and places.

Vol.  4 (Issue 2/2024)

Pages 1-140

DOI: 10.22618/TP.Cheiron.20244.2

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Edited by Miklós Patziger

Publication date: February, 2025

Pages: 116, colour

DOI: 10.22618/TP.EI.20254

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CHEIRON: THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EQUINE AND EQUESTRIAN HISTORY


ISSN 2786-3182 

Editors-in-Chief: Anastasija Ropa, Miriam A. Bibby 

This issue offers an interdisciplinary examination of the cultural, literary, historical, and visual significance of horses and human–animal relations across Byzantine, medieval European, Persian, and nineteenth-century transregional contexts. The contributions explore animal agency in Byzantine literature, equine representation in medieval vernacular texts, the artistic and travel experience of Edward Troye in the Holy Land, and European perceptions of Persian horses across time. Together, the articles demonstrate how equine studies can deepen understanding of authorship, mobility, cross-cultural exchange, artistic production, and the historical meanings attached to animals.

Vol.  5 (Issue 1/2025)

Pages 1-161

DOI: 10.22618/TP.Cheiron.20255.1

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