Author -
Mike Chappell
Illustrator -
Mike Chappell
The disappearance of the working horse was abrupt. After a close association with man going back thousands of years, the horse has been supplanted by the internal combustion engine in the lifespan of one generation. Abrupt too has been the loss of knowledge of horses - not only the terminology associated with them, but also the appreciation of their nature. Generations accustomed to seeing horses only on the screen or the racing pages have begun to endow them with qualities they never had, nor ever will. Of course, all misconceptions are rapidly dispelled by first-hand contact with horses, to be replaced with an appreciation of their virtues and vices. Nevertheless, as the horse is nowadays the privilege of a few, the majority must remain
Contents
- Introduction
- 1800 to 1815
- 1815 to 1890
- 1890 to 1914
- 1914 to 1941
- Glossary
- Chronology
- Commentary on the Colour Plates
