Sir Walter Gilbey, a leading breeder, follows the heavy horse of England century by century, from the chariot horses of the ancient Britons through the destriers that carried armoured knights to the draught horses of his own day. Drawing on chronicles, statutes and old writers on horsemanship, he argues that the Shire horse is the purest survival of the medieval Great Horse.
A compact history for horse lovers and anyone curious about the animals behind medieval warfare and English farming. Download the free EPUB.