The Horse

Outline

The Horse (2024) tells the story of how horses shaped human history. Timothy C. Winegard explains how the domestication of horses transformed travel, farming, trade, warfare, and communication, helping empires rise and connecting distant cultures. From ancient times to the modern age, the book shows how the partnership between people and horses changed the world.

• Domesticating the horse changed how people travelled, farmed, traded, fought wars and sent messages to one another.
• Horses helped empires rise by making armies, trade and communication faster and more far-reaching.
• The horse connected distant cultures, carrying goods, ideas and people across wide distances.
• The book follows the partnership between people and horses from ancient times to the modern age.

Timothy C. Winegard is a Canadian historian and professor who writes popular history books about how nature and animals have shaped human civilisation. He served as an officer in the Canadian and British armed forces before turning to teaching and writing. His books include The Mosquito and The Horse.