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The Bones of the Horse: A Personal and Cultural History

Mohler, Sarah Lynn
http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0269-8452
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587401648900525

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2020, MFA, Kent State University, College of Arts and Sciences / Department of English.
The movement of humans across the globe in the shadow of conquest has, for thousands of years, been synonymous with the movement of horses – their bones lie alongside ours in the chronicle of civilization. The Bones of the Horse is a collection of braided essays exploring Man’s evolutionary relationship with horses, set alongside a personal narrative exploring the author’s own development as a horseperson. The essays braid elements of memoir with research regarding the horse’s place as the most universally conscripted, living companion and tool in human history: the use of the horse as a soldier and therapy aid, the horse-dominant culture of nomadic Mongolians, horse welfare and rehabilitation, and the horse’s consistent representation in artwork from nearly every millennia and every corner of the world.
David Giffels (Advisor)
154 p.
Animals; Cultural Anthropology; Fine Arts; History; Modern History; Recreation; World History
horse; history; culture; personal essay; equine studies; braided essay; creative writing; mounted combat; Mongolia; travelogue;

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  • Mohler, S. L. (2020). The Bones of the Horse: A Personal and Cultural History [Master's thesis, Kent State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587401648900525

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mohler, Sarah. The Bones of the Horse: A Personal and Cultural History. 2020. Kent State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587401648900525.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mohler, Sarah. "The Bones of the Horse: A Personal and Cultural History." Master's thesis, Kent State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=kent1587401648900525

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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