Join the Equine History Collective for a discussion of the stabling and care of horses in Renaissance and modern Europe.
For access to the event’s Zoom link, please register in advance through eventbrite by clicking here
Saturday, Oct. 9: 10-11:30am Pacific DaylightTime/12:00-1:30pm Eastern Daylight Time/6:00-7:30pm British Summer Time (UTC +1)/7:00-8:30pm Central European Summer Time (UTC +2)
About this event
Topics to be explored include the architecture and care of horses at court stables, and how their design and surrounding landscape shifted with modern needs. Bring your questions and curiosity!
Guest Presenters:
Sarah Duncan has a BA from the Open University, an MA in Renaissance Studies and in 2013 completed a doctorate on Italian court stables at London University. In November 2020 she published her book Privileged Horses: The Italian Renaissance Court Stable (Stephen Morris 2020). She grew up in the English countryside, having her own pony from the age of 5 and has been interested in horses ever since. She has lived in Scotland, where she had an interior design business; and in Belgium and the Sultanate of Oman, where her husband was a diplomat. She now lives in London with her husband and their wire-haired dachshund.
Alexandra Lotz has studied Interior Architecture, Architectural Conservation and World Heritage Management at Wiesbaden, Cottbus, Virginia and Melbourne. She is an active horse-woman and has been working for the German state studs Marbach and Neustadt (Dosse). As manager of the European State Studs Association she set up a network of European State Studs. Currently, she works at the State Office for Monuments and Archaeology Saxony. With her agency “Horses & Heritage” she focuses on equestrian heritage and especially on European stud culture. She has published widely about the subject and enjoys sharing her experience at international conferences and on tours she is organising for lovers of horses and heritage. For more information see www.horses‐and‐heritage.net.
The event will be moderated by Carolyn Willekes, Assistant Professor at Mount Royal University and author of The Horse in the Ancient World: From Bucephalus to the Hippodrome(I.B. Tauris 2016).
Registration is free. After registering, you will have access to the Zoom link for the event. Register by clicking here
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