Liminal Horse

Rena Maguire is an Irish archaeologist specialising in ancient lorinery and equine material culture. She is a graduate and Research Fellow of Queen's University Belfast.Anastasija Ropa holds a doctoral degree from Bangor University (North Wales) and is currently a senior researcher at the Latvian Academy of Sport Education. Her most recent research explores medieval equestrianism in English and French literary sources.

Reviewed by the Times Literary Supplement "The ten essays in The Liminal Horse recover some of the forgotten aspects of equine material culture. This varied and wide-ranging collection encompasses Bronze Age horse domestication in southern Scandinavia, horsemanship in the Roman empire, late Iron Age Irish bit design and the first English translation of a section of a thirteenth-century training manual."

• Foreword, by Elizabeth O'BrienIntroduction: The Horse as a Liminal Being, Rena Maguire and Anastasija RopaCHAPTER 1. Horse Training in the Thirteenth Century: Insights from Jordanus Rufus, Jennifer JobstCHAPTER 2. Crossing Borders in Equestrian Training: Applying Jordanus Rufus's Advice on Training Young Horses Today, Anastasija RopaCHAPTER 3. Housing Horses on the Edge in Later Medieval England, by Duncan L. BerrymanCHAPTER 4. Roman Horses, Enemy Horses and Riders: The Testimony of Historia Romana by Nikephoros Gregoras, by Alexia-Foteini StamouliCHAPTER 5. Straight from the Horse's Mouth: A Study of Horse Type Terms in English, French and Spanish, by Cristina Oliveros CalvoCHAPTER 6. Harnessing Horse Power: Then and Now, by Terry DavisCHAPTER 7. Bridles and Bones: Early Cavalry in Southern Scandinavia, by Xenia Pauli Jensen and Jacob KveiborgCHAPTER 8. Livin' on the Edge: Roman Influences on the Equestrian Equipment of Late Iron Age Ireland, by Rena MaguireCHAPTER 9. Dimisso equo: Horse-Riding Elites on the Frontiers of Rome, by M. C. BishopCHAPTER 10. Mist on the Border: Emperor Severus and the Netherby Arabians that Never Were, by Miriam A. Bibby Notes on Contributors