The Irish Draught Horse
The Collins Press (Verlag)
978-1-905172-29-0 (ISBN)
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The Irish draught horse is an icon in the Irish cultural landscape. Through good times and bad it was the work horse which pulled the farmer' plough, took the family to church, hunted, was a commercial draft animal and pulled field artillery. Yet in 1950 over 24,000 were exported for slaughter. Today the Irish Draught is used for hunting, for pleasure and competition, much valued by a new generation of owners. But historically it was so much part of the landscape it blended into the background and was never the subject of a comprehensive book. Here, the story of the 'horse of the people' is told before facts and details vanish forever. Contributors trace its evolution as a working horse through to its almost overnight disappearance with 1960s mechanisation. Illustrated with wonderful images, we invite you to take a journey along Ireland's cultural road with Ireland's native working horse.
Mary McGrath, an Art Consultant, worked in Harvard and Denver Universities and the Getty Museum. She set up the Irish Horse Museum in Kildare and was Hon. Sec. of the Irish Draught Horse Society (IDHS). She breeds and shows Irish draught horses. Joan Griffith worked in university libraries before moving to Germany. A breeder of Irish draught horses she designed and maintains the website of the IDHS.
List of Illustrationsvi Editors and Contributorsix Forewordxi Acknowledgementsxiii List of Acronymsxiv IntroductionJoan C. Griffith1 Part 1 Setting the Stage 1. Archaeology: The Horse in Early Ireland Finbar McCormick17 2. Manuscripts: The Horse in Early Irish SocietyFergus Kelly30 3. The Horse in Irish Myth and Folklore Daithi A" hA"gain 43 Part 2 In Search of the Irish Draught Horse 4. Images of the Horse in Irish Art Mary McGrath59 5. Horses: Working on the LandJohn Feehan80 6. For Everything there is a SeasonMary McGrath91 7. Economic Role of the Workhorse in Nineteenth-century Ireland Stuart N. Lane105 8. Horse Fairs: A Personal Recollection Marjorie Quarton127 9. Recognition and Development of the Irish Draught HorseColin A. Lewis146 10. Genetic Aspects of the Irish Draught Horse John Flynn174 11. Present-day Competition Horse Norman Storey180 12. The Irish Draught Horse in the Twenty-first CenturyJoan C. Griffith and Mary McGrath197 Part 3 Resources The Irish Draught Horse in PublicationsJoan C. Griffith213 Glossary234 Notes and References237 Index246
| Zusatzinfo | b&w photos, line drawings, etc |
|---|---|
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 250 x 250 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde |
| ISBN-10 | 1-905172-29-X / 190517229X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-905172-29-0 / 9781905172290 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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