Raulff, Ulrich,  1950- <br/><br/>
Farewell to the horse :  a cultural history / 
Ulrich Raulff ; translated by Ruth Ahmedzai Kemp. 
 - New Delhi :  Penguin books,  2018. 
 - xiii, 449 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :  illustrations (some color) ;  25 cm 
<br/><br/> "First published in German by Verlag C. H. Beck oHG Munchen in 2015 under the title Das letzte Jahrhundert der Pferde"--Title page verso. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>The long farewell -- Part I: The Centaurian pact : energy. Hell for horses ; A pastoral incident ; Riding West ; The shock ; The Jewish horsewoman -- Part II: A phantom in the library : knowledge. Blood and speed ; The anatomy lesson ; Connoisseurs and conmen ; Researchers -- Part III: The living metaphor : pathos. Napoleon ; The fourth rider ; The whip ; Turin: a winter's tale -- Part IV: The forgotten player : histories. Teeth and time ; Conquest ; Out of the picture ; Herodotus. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780141983172 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Horses--History.<br/>Human-animal relationships--History.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>636.1 RAU