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Articles on equestrian culture and the horse in art and history.

Culture 

Half-million price tag expected for Munnings’ grey hunter

October 14, 2016October 23, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 7523 Views 0 Comments

Munnings has taken a traditional format of a huntsman riding to hounds and transformed a usually static image into one filled with animation and spontaneity.

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Dennis Jenkins, left, and Edward Davis with materials found in Oregon's Paisley Caves, Photo: University of Oregon
Culture Research 

Evidence places extinct horse with humans in Oregon cave 14,000 years ago

September 30, 2016October 23, 2016 Neil Clarkson 10453 Views 0 Comments History

Cave contains evidence of one of the earliest human occupations in North America.

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A sample of the lithic artifacts found in the levels associated with extinct fauna, all in quartzite. (a) a side scraper; (b) a retouched flake; (c) a retouched flake. Images: Politis et al
Culture Research 

Earliest known South American people ate horse meat, research suggests

September 29, 2016December 2, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 7533 Views 0 Comments History

Evidence from Argentina puts humans in region 14,000 years ago.

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Culture 

But is it art: How 12 horses ignited the Arte Povera movement

September 25, 2016December 2, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 21437 Views 1 Comment History

Mariolina Bassetti discusses the provocative 60s movement which championed the idea that art could be made from anything.

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Culture Reviews 

The Greater Santini

September 16, 2016April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 9049 Views 0 Comments

Major Piero Santini, arguably Federico Caprilli’s most ardent disciple, achieved recognition and praise as an equestrian, instructor, author, and tireless advocate for forward riding,

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Culture 

Ronnie Reagan’s cowboy memorabilia up for auction

September 11, 2016September 12, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 7205 Views 0 Comments

Items from horse-loving president’s private collection up for auction at Christie’s in New York.

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Culture 

“Invisible” equine artwork headed for auction in London

September 8, 2016September 16, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 4713 Views 1 Comment

World Horse Welfare’s Invisible Horse sculpture trail featured at the Badminton Horse Trials. The works are to be auctioned later this year.

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Detail from Shark With His Trainer Price
Culture 

Major equine exhibition chronicles magazine’s memorable cover art

August 26, 2016September 5, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 8412 Views 0 Comments History

“The Chronicle of the Horse in Art” showcases major artists from around the world.

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The in-ear device used in the study was specially designed for horses by the company HorseCom. Photo: HorseCom
Culture Research 

Classical music found to soothe stressed horses

August 26, 2016September 5, 2016 Neil Clarkson 3378 Views 0 Comments

“Forrest Gump” theme music used in French study.

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Culture 

Honor for famed horse racing cartoonist “Peb”

August 15, 2016August 23, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 7885 Views 1 Comment

French-born horse racing cartoonist Pierre Bellocq receives Jockey Club Medal.

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April Nowell excavating in Madaba, Jordan, in 2009. Photo: Michael Bisson.
Culture Features 

Evidence of horse-protein residues found on 250,000-year-old Stone Age tools

August 13, 2016September 22, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 7372 Views 0 Comments History

Early humans in region of Jordan adaptable in a challenging habitat.

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Fish Creek stallions are returned to their home range. Photo: Laura Leigh/Wild Horse Education
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Portrait marks wild horse heroine’s place in history

August 10, 2016August 10, 2016 Horsetalk.co.nz 9837 Views 4 Comments Wild horses

Laura Leigh follows “Wild Horse Annie” in Nevada Historical Society honors.

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Culture Reviews 

Galloping to freedom: Saving the Adobe Town Appaloosas

July 12, 2016April 14, 2020 Robin Marshall 8969 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

Photographer Carol Walker shines a light on the struggle faced today by wild horses in the Americas.

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Culture Reviews 

The Austrian Connection

July 2, 2016April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 8059 Views 1 Comment

Two new offerings give both a historical and modern look at Austrian equitation.

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Culture Reviews 

Equines in the Anglo-Boer and Great Wars

February 27, 2016April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 6518 Views 0 Comments

How a major imperial power outfitted its military up to WW1.

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Great Books on Horsemanship thoroughly catalogues Dejager’s stellar collection of horse books.
Culture Reviews 

Horseman as Bookman: The Library of Johan Dejager

November 5, 2015April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 7293 Views 0 Comments

A glimpse inside a collection of horse books spanning nearly four centuries.

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Culture Reviews 

Excerpt: The Power of the Herd, by Linda Kohanov

August 30, 2015April 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 6601 Views 0 Comments EAS

New avenues for equine thinking and “nonpredatory power”.

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Culture News Reviews 

Dressage Italian Style

May 22, 2015April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 8621 Views 0 Comments History

A look at Grisone’s Rules of Riding and Tomassini’s The Italian Tradition.

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Culture Reviews 

How German is it – H Dv 12 cavalry manual

March 15, 2015April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 10929 Views 0 Comments

Rich intellectual and practical resource and a very good “read.”

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Culture Reviews 

Nepali horse culture explored in new film

November 14, 2014April 14, 2020 Contributor 6590 Views 0 Comments

Crowdfunding sought to complete film described as “a breathtaking vision of an almost lost world”.

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