A compact history of the horse in England, told reign by reign from the Saxon period through William the Conqueror and the Plantagenets to the close of the nineteenth century. Gilbey traces war-horses and cart-horses, the coming of the Darley Arabian, pillion riding, post-horses and the decline of road travel, with notes on famous animals such as Grey Diomed and the Norfolk Phenomenon.
A lively compilation by a leading Victorian horse breeder, for riders, breeders and lovers of English social history. Download the free EPUB.