02-03-2007, 09:41 PM
My chief interest in the ancient world are:
the development of cavalry, warhorses and their training, horse breeding, riding techniques and equipment.
Following my interests I just acquired two books - Ann Hyland - Horse in the Ancient World, and Sidnell -Ancient Warhorse.
Has anyone read or is reading the new book 'Ancient Warhorse: Cavalry in Ancient World' by Philip Sidnell?
I have just finished reading the first chapter, where amongst other things author mentions 'the frozen soil of Ukraine" which makes me wonder where such area of Ukraine may be found?
well, the book chapters - Origins, Greek, Macedonian, Successors, Early Roman, Late Roman republic, Imperial Rome (ends with Adriannopole) and Medieval Knight -ends with Hastings (sic!).
well, so far I checked the book for bibliography listings and there is nothing of that sort included in this books but there are bibliographic notes to each chapter. Here, original ancient writers predominate, also Hyland and Connolly, and some Osprey.
also I am reading Ann Hyland - Horse in the Ancient world - any thoughts on that book?
By the way can anyone point me to that particular part of the text in Xenophon's 'On horsemanship' where he says that he (then Hellenic world) preferred that his horse would be ridden with his mouth opened?
Hyland makes such a claim in her book but I cannot find this in my version of 'On Horsemanship'
As far as I know, via anatomy and biomechanic studies of horse movement, horses cannot run with their mouth open - unlike humans.
let have some discussion on any of the above
the development of cavalry, warhorses and their training, horse breeding, riding techniques and equipment.
Following my interests I just acquired two books - Ann Hyland - Horse in the Ancient World, and Sidnell -Ancient Warhorse.
Has anyone read or is reading the new book 'Ancient Warhorse: Cavalry in Ancient World' by Philip Sidnell?
I have just finished reading the first chapter, where amongst other things author mentions 'the frozen soil of Ukraine" which makes me wonder where such area of Ukraine may be found?
well, the book chapters - Origins, Greek, Macedonian, Successors, Early Roman, Late Roman republic, Imperial Rome (ends with Adriannopole) and Medieval Knight -ends with Hastings (sic!).
well, so far I checked the book for bibliography listings and there is nothing of that sort included in this books but there are bibliographic notes to each chapter. Here, original ancient writers predominate, also Hyland and Connolly, and some Osprey.
also I am reading Ann Hyland - Horse in the Ancient world - any thoughts on that book?
By the way can anyone point me to that particular part of the text in Xenophon's 'On horsemanship' where he says that he (then Hellenic world) preferred that his horse would be ridden with his mouth opened?
Hyland makes such a claim in her book but I cannot find this in my version of 'On Horsemanship'
As far as I know, via anatomy and biomechanic studies of horse movement, horses cannot run with their mouth open - unlike humans.
let have some discussion on any of the above
bachmat66 (Dariusz T. Wielec)
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