Quote:Ann Hyland's Equus: The Horse in the Roman World (1990) covers both these aspects fairly well (using the author's personal experience of horse training), although it is quite old now. Does it need significant revision though?
Well, I'm not that big a fan of Hyland. Furthermore she's a big fan of arabic horses and knows a lot about endurance, but less about classical dressage.
Furthermore I indeed would suggest that her books need significant revision. At least I (and an academic I know working on greek cavalry) wouldn't suggest her books to anyone interested in ancient horsemanship.
Quote:Furthermore I indeed would suggest that her books need significant revision. At least I (and an academic I know working on greek cavalry) wouldn't suggest her books to anyone interested in ancient horsemanship.
I was about to ask what books you would recommend instead, but then I remembered what thread we are in.
Quote:Jvrjenivs post=317380 Wrote:Furthermore I indeed would suggest that her books need significant revision. At least I (and an academic I know working on greek cavalry) wouldn't suggest her books to anyone interested in ancient horsemanship.
I was about to ask what books you would recommend instead, but then I remembered what thread we are in.
Agree again Jurjen - and you can't go far wrong with reading Xenophon's original handbook.
There's a big difference between riding western style and Roman riding and although Hyland was part of Connolly's trials on his reconstructed saddle, I am not a fan of her views on bits and bitting.