Ancient Egypt horses, stallion & mares - a 'libre' article

 Salvete Omnes,

from the Journal of Eastern Mediterranean Archaeology and Heritage Studies (2026) comes this article:

On Stallions and Mares: Gendering of War Horses used in Ancient Egypt.  by Uros Matic & Loneke Delpeut.  - so perhaps you may find this approach to horse history of interest 

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Article is nicely illustrated too. 

enjoy

Valete

Hanas Kreutzberger - horse types circa 1562 in Central Europe

 Salvete Omnes,

The Bavarian State llibrary has several copies of the XVI century German farrier's work, Hans Kreutzberger, on the bits of the period -  I do not read this old German script, but I am trying to decipher the script in the horse plates.
But there are almost 400 curb-bits described in this volume. and some splendid horse woodcuts and drawings showing horse conformation 

this is the title page from 1591 edition

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and horses 

the Turkish horse  - from the 1562 drawing

and Hungarian cavalier, buckler and sabre,  with a Wallachian horse

sadly no Polish horse, do note how the bridles are fastened etc.

some spurs, a stirrup and a currycomb 

Enjoy

Valete

De Ruiterschool - de Gheyn - part I

 Salvete Omnes,

a new month and new challengers - farmers around the world unite while world needs more peace, no war and mayhem. 

ad rem, my first posting of the month - the 'modern' cavalry of the late XVI century, when Western European  lancers were giving way to the 'modern' firearms blazing reiter cavalry

 

Here a collection of miltiary horsemanship prints by Jacob de Gheyn from Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands - done in 1599 AD.

part one - 'pistoliers' (reiter cavalry)  and arquebusiers of the late XVI century

 for your study and enjoyment 

Valete