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Enlightened Horsemanship in 18th Century Britain

Georgian & Regency Britain

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Enlightened Horsemanship in 18th-Century Britain places the horse-not the rider-at the center of historical inquiry. Drawing on extensive archival research and informed by lifelong practical horsemanship, Alison Moller reconstructs how elite horses were bred, trained, housed, valued, and understood during Britain's "long" eighteenth century, from the Glorious Revolution to the death of William IV. Rather than treating the horse as a decorative symbol of aristocratic power, this study reveals a gradual but significant shift in attitudes toward equine cognition, emotion, and welfare. By examining horsemanship manuals, veterinary treatises, estate records, architectural plans, portraiture, and satire, Moller traces how Enlightenment thinking intersected with traditional humoral medicine, inherited practices, and evolving social values. The book explores the built environments of stables and riding houses, advances in veterinary care and shoeing, and the economic and cultural forces shaping elite horse ownership. Each major category of elite horse-the manège horse, racehorse, hunter, and carriage horse-is examined in detail, with attention to conformation, training methods, daily management, and the specific demands placed upon them. Vignettes drawn from prominent owners, trainers, and institutions illuminate how horses functioned as both indispensable working partners and highly charged markers of class, taste, and authority. Balanced and unsentimental, Enlightened Horsemanship in 18th-Century Britain neither romanticizes the past nor judges it by modern standards. Instead, it offers a nuanced portrait of a formative period in equestrian history, showing how innovation, exploitation, care, and cruelty coexisted-and how emerging recognition of the horse as a sentient being laid foundations that continue to shape horsemanship today.

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Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1948717778
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Europe > Great Britain > Georgian & Regency Britain
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 23 February 2026
Listed Since: 01 March 2026

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