The fascinating story of the horse from their origins to the present day, via centuries of global human history.
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Horses serve as an incredible lens through which to explore history and culture, partly because humans often grapple with their complex role. The author delves into the conflicting human perceptions of horses, questioning whether we consume them or revere them, enhance their existence or degrade it, celebrate them or exploit them. This exploration into the intricate relationship between humans and these magnificent creatures forms the core of the author's literary inquiries, examining the ethical and cultural dimensions of our partnership with horses.
- 2016
- 2005
Entertaining, beguiling and surprising in equal measure, If Wishes Were Horses is the story of one girl's childhood obsession with ponies and the complex relationship that women have had with horses across the centuries.