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The art of the farrier showcased in new photographic book

August 15, 2020August 21, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 2461 Views 0 Comments

“The Farrier” is the “culmination of a 10-year project with one purpose: to share joy and pride for the craft of farriery”.

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Dr Seuss’s unreleased horse manuscript to be published

March 4, 2019April 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 6300 Views 1 Comment

The latest work, the manuscript of which was found in the late author’s Californian home, is titled Dr Seuss’s Horse Museum.

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The match between Driver and Aaron at Maidenhead, by Richard Roper (1754).
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Horses, historians, and early modern England

January 3, 2019April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 8022 Views 1 Comment History

Two new volumes offer an insight into Britain’s social history through horse racing and the breeding ventures of a famous aristocratic.

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Military equitation still informs the modern rider

November 19, 2018April 14, 2020 Alane Alchorn 5753 Views 0 Comments History

Combined volume offers new insights into 18th-century equitation and its timeless application.

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James Fillis
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The Franco-German (dressage) war

August 13, 2018April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 9206 Views 0 Comments History

French and German master equestrians clashed in mid to late-century over the proper theory and practice of dressage and equitation, particularly as they pertained to the training of military horses and riders.

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Mounted and dismounted members of the Scots Greys, 1898. From left, Mounted Drill Order; Sergeant-Major Standard-Bearer in Full Dress; trooper wearing Review Order; a mounted orderly and a dismounted orderly. From Real War Horses: The Experiences of the British Cavalry, 1814-1914.
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Equines and the Empire: British war horses revealed

May 26, 2018April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 9009 Views 0 Comments War Horses

Both “Real War Horses: The Experiences of the British Cavalry, 1814-1914” and “Horses in the British Army, 1750-1950” add value to the critical literatures on cavalry and warhorses.

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An old war horse taken in by Dorothy Brooke in Egypt.
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An amazing life: The real story behind equine charity founder Dorothy Brooke

December 31, 2017April 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 20125 Views 0 Comments War Horses

From Scotland to Egypt, Dorothy Brooke rescued some 5000 WW1 horses from a life of misery and poor care.

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Patrick Hogan and Cambridge Stud's Tavistock.
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Luck of the Irish as Patrick Hogan’s racing success story continues

December 5, 2017April 14, 2020 Contributor 6862 Views 0 Comments

Revised edition of 2007 best seller updates the story of Patrick Hogan and Cambridge Stud.

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Black Caviar with Peter Moody and connections after winning the Lightning Stakes.
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The rise and fall of Peter Moody: Black Caviar’s trainer tells all

December 4, 2017April 14, 2020 Contributor 8506 Views 0 Comments

Peter Moody tells all about his life in the racing industry – the good times and the bad.

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Culture Reviews 

Revisiting equestrian classics: Outdoor Baucherists

October 16, 2017April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 7805 Views 0 Comments

General François Faverot de Kerbrech’s “Methodical Dressage of the Riding Horse” (1891), with “Dressage of the Outdoor Horse” (1907), and Étienne Beudant’s “Horse Training, Outdoor and High School”.

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Ghosts on the Great Plains: Sitting Bull, Buffalo Bill, and the battle for Standing Rock

October 11, 2017April 14, 2020 Deanne Stillman 8904 Views 1 Comment History

The little known story of the unlikely friendship of two famous figures of the American West – Buffalo Bill Cody and Sitting Bull – told through their time in Cody’s Wild West show in the 1880s.

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A Cecil Aldin watercolour from Black Beauty.
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Still helping horses after 140 years: Rare “Black Beauty” edition for auction

September 18, 2017April 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 9028 Views 1 Comment

A 1915 edition of the classic horse book is being auctioned to raise funds for Redwings.

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Tom Roberts and Spring Song demonstrate "feeling for the mouth" to Virginia Batten, Coromandel Valley, South Australia, 1972. Image by Webb McKelvey, published in Horse Control - The Young Horse.
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New volume honors renowned Australian horse trainer’s legacy

September 17, 2017April 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 5000 Views 0 Comments

Legacy of legendary horseman Tom Roberts recognised in new book by Andrew McLean and Nicki Stuart.

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Tom Roberts and Spring Song demonstrate "feeling for the mouth" to Virginia Batten, Coromandel Valley, South Australia, 1972. Image by Webb McKelvey, published in Horse Control - The Young Horse.
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Recognising a pioneer of Australia’s equestrian success

August 31, 2017September 1, 2020 Contributor 6689 Views 0 Comments

Associate Professor Kirrilly Thompson looks at the new book about legendary horse trainer Tom Roberts.

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Posthumous Santini: Horseman’s Dictionary and Caprilli Papers

June 26, 2017April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 9380 Views 0 Comments

The latest in the Santini series features two posthumous works from the man known as Caprilli’s “intermediary and interpreter”.

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Harold Power, "Bringing Up the Guns".
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Picturing horses in the Great War

May 18, 2017April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 11736 Views 0 Comments History, War Horses

“Horses of the Great War” offers a very engaging and edifying overview essay to non-specialist readers interested in horses, modern warfare, or art depicting them.

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Santini’s first foray: Riding Reflections

May 4, 2017April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 6549 Views 0 Comments

In the opening chapter, Santini briefly invokes Caprilli as the founder of a system of horsemanship based on “the principles that a horse should be interfered with as little as possible.”

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Culture Reviews 

Rangelands revealed: A modern look at ecology and management

March 26, 2017April 14, 2020 Horsetalk.co.nz 7404 Views 0 Comments Wild horses

“Rangeland Systems – Processes, Management and Challenges” is an unprecedented compilation of ecological and management knowledge of global rangelands.

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Culture Reviews 

Royal Equerries: Pluvinel and de la Guérinière

February 25, 2017April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 10387 Views 0 Comments History

We read Pluvinel and de la Guérinière today not only to learn technique, but also to understand history, and reading them is well worth the time and effort that they demand and deserve.

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Santini redux: Caprilli’s disciple and the forward riding revolution

February 12, 2017April 14, 2020 Charles Caramello 7328 Views 0 Comments

Santini offers clear technical guidelines on “how to balance the horse through engagement of the haunches, enlightened use of the seat, and conscientious elasticity of the rein contact”.

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