The Horse in the Middle Ages

by Hyland, Ann

• ISBN13: 9780750910675
• ISBN10: 0750910674
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1999-06-01
• Publisher: Sutton Pub Ltd

Summary

A comprehensive and fascinating study of the role of the horse in the Medieval and early Tudor period. Little-used by the Anglo-Saxons, the horse became more and more widely adopted for all manner of uses throughout the Medieval period. Author and professional horse trainer Ann Hyland discusses the working horse, the warhorse, horse breeding and trading and the whole infrastructure of grooms, farriers, lorimers, wheelwrights and cordwainers which kept the Medieval equine world running.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations	vii
Acknowledgements	ix
Foreword	xi
Joan Thirsk
Introduction	1	(2)
Domesday and Before	3	(8)
Supply and Demand	11	(16)
Everyman's Horse	27	(12)
Farming and Commerce	39	(12)
Trades and Crafts	51	(20)
The Black Prince's Register: The Horse in Estate Management	71	(12)
Hunting	83	(16)
Tournaments	99	(18)
Medieval Postal Services	117	(6)
Travel	123	(16)
Warhorse Territory: The Geographical Canvas	139	(14)
Conclusion	153	(2)
Glossary	155	(2)
Notes	157	(12)
Bibliography	169	(6)
Index of Horse-related Subjects	175	(2)
General Index	177