Timothy C. Winegard

Timothy C. Winegard is a historian and professor at Colorado Mesa University. “The Horse” explores how a grassland animal became a partner in the making of civilization.

Books by Timothy C. Winegard

The Horse

Timothy C. Winegard

The Horse asks how a grassland animal became a partner in the making of civilization. Timothy C. Winegard traces the horse from evolutionary adaptation and steppe domestication through empires, Indigenous societies, mechanized war, and modern conservation and sport, showing how mobility and labor expanded human power while reshaping societies and landscapes.

14 chapters