History & the Horse

About History & the Horse

History and the Horse was an idea that came about one evening on the living room couch as we chatted about the incredibly unique role of the horse as it relates to human history. Fact is, we humans wouldn’t be where we are without the horse. Human history owes much of its progress to the horse. Thus the phrase, “The history of mankind was written on the back of a horse.” Along the way there have been so many incredible stories of some remarkable horses and horse owning humans. It’s those horses (and humans) that are the stars of our show. The historical horse stories both iconic and well known, and the lesser known but equally deserving.

Publisher

Meghan Lalonde, Lisa Vaccaro

Category

education · history · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Oct 2022

Latest episode

14 Nov 2022

Latest episodes

3 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Nov 2022

   Sergeant Reckless, America's Korean War Horse & The First Woman to Ride Solo Across North America

   In this episode, Lisa and Meghan tell two incredible stories: the story of Sergeant Reckless, a Korean horse made an American Marine (yes, she was really a Sergeant!), and Nan Aspinwall Gable, the first woman who rode across America on the back of a Thoroughbred in 1910-11.

2. 

   31 Oct 2022

   DeweyCheatumnHowe & The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

   In the second episode of History & the Horse, Lisa tells the story of DeweyCheatumnHowe, a wildly successful Standardbred racehorse, while Meghan tells the story of the most famous horse-related ghost story, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow.

3. 

   17 Oct 2022

   All the Queen's Horses and This One Guy's Super Smart Horse

   In the first episode of History & the Horse, Lisa and Meghan discuss two icons of the horse world -- Queen Elizabeth II, one of the most iconic equestrians and prolific breeders of horses, especially Britain's native pony breeds, and a horse named Clever Hans who was trained to spell and do math in front of crowds.

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5.0 / 5

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