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Backing the Right Horse: Types of Equids in Medieval and Later Europe

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Edited by John Clark, Anastasija Ropa, Andrew Ó Donnghaile, Gail Brownrigg

Publication date: September, 2026

10.22618/TP.BRHTEM.2026.361

ISBN 978-615-7058-35-4                        Paperback, €55

ISBN 978-615-7058-34-7                         Hardcover, €79

eISBN 978-615-7058-36-1                      eBook, €55

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Printed copies will be available on the Trivent website starting October 2026.

 Selected chapters available in open access

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Introduction: What Do We Talk about When We Talk About Historical Breeds?  Download PDF

  Anastasija Ropa

Did Horse “Breeds” Exist in the Middle Ages?      

   Clothilde Noé


Icelandic Horses: An Overview of Origins and Roles      

   Samantha Cone


Additional Examples of the Uses of Horses in the Byzantine World from the Histories by John Kantakouzenos

   Alexia-Foteini Stamouli


Portuguese Equids in the Medieval World from the Tenth to the Thirteenth Centuries

   Afonso Soares De Sousa


Defining the English “Hackney:” Type and Terminology  Download PDF

   John Clark


Horses for Courses: Galloways at the Races

   Miriam A. Bibby


The Missing Warhorse, or the End of an Era?

   Kelly-Anne Gilbertson


Wild Horses from the West to the East of Medieval Europe

   Anastasija Ropa


The Râvît: A Middle High German Term for the “Saracen” Warhorse?

   Jürg Gassmann


The Liminal Mule: Equine Ambivalence in Spenser and the Literary Emblem

   Kristen L. Olson


Notes on Contributors

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Editor(s)
John Clark, Anastasija Ropa, Andrew Ó Donnghaile, Gail Brownrigg
Imprint
Trivent Medieval
Book series
Rewriting Equestrian History
Volume no.
10
Book series editor(s)
Anastasija Ropa, Timothy Dawson
ISBN (hardcover)
978-615-7058-34-7
ISBN (paperback)
978-615-7058-35-4
eISBN
978-615-7058-36-1
Publication date
September, 2026

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