Ann Hyland
Encyclopedia
Ann Hyland is a writer
and historian
who specialises in equestrianism
and the development of horse
s. She is also a consultant for the Oxford English Dictionary
.
Ann Hyland trains horses
as well as being a freelance lecturer on equestrian topics.
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
and historian
Historian
A historian is a person who studies and writes about the past and is regarded as an authority on it. Historians are concerned with the continuous, methodical narrative and research of past events as relating to the human race; as well as the study of all history in time. If the individual is...
who specialises in equestrianism
Equestrianism
Equestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
and the development of horse
Horse
The horse is one of two extant subspecies of Equus ferus, or the wild horse. It is a single-hooved mammal belonging to the taxonomic family Equidae. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million years from a small multi-toed creature into the large, single-toed animal of today...
s. She is also a consultant for the Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary , published by the Oxford University Press, is the self-styled premier dictionary of the English language. Two fully bound print editions of the OED have been published under its current name, in 1928 and 1989. The first edition was published in twelve volumes , and...
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Ann Hyland trains horses
Horse training
Horse training refers to a variety of practices that teach horses to perform certain behaviors when asked to do so by humans. Horses are trained to be manageable by humans for everyday care as well as for equestrian activities from horse racing to therapeutic horseback riding for people with...
as well as being a freelance lecturer on equestrian topics.
Select bibliography
- Beginner's Guide to Western Riding (1971)
- Foal to Five Years (1980)
- The Endurance Horse (1988)
- Riding Long Distance (1988)
- Equus: The Horse in the Roman World (1990)
- The Appaloosa (1990)
- Training the Roman Cavalry (1993)
- The Medieval Warhorse: From Byzantium to the Crusades (1994)
- The Warhorse: 1250-1600 (1998)
- The Horse in the Middle Ages (1999)
- The Quarter Horse (1999)
- The Horse in the Ancient World (2003)