Project Gutenberg 2013-08-27 Public domain in the USA. 222 Gilbey, Walter, Sir 1831 1914 Gilbey, Walter, Sir, 1st Bart. Gilbey, Sir Walter 02021081 Horses Past and Present Produced by Julia Miller, Paul Clark and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Horses Past and Present" by Sir Walter Gilbey is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the evolution and significance of horses in England, detailing their role in agriculture, warfare, and leisure throughout history. It specifically examines various horse breeds and their development from ancient times to the close of the 19th century. The opening of the book begins with an acknowledgment of the horse's importance in human civilization, marking it as the first domesticated animal and highlighting its unique utility across multiple sectors, including military and agricultural endeavors. It then delves into the early history of horses in England, referencing their use before and after the Conquest, outlining specific royal contributions to horse breeding, and emphasizing the shift in horse types and utility over time. The text sets the stage for a comprehensive examination of English equine history, illustrating its cultural and economic importance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/43580/43580-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 65.0 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Horses -- England SF Text Browsing: History - British Browsing: Nature/Gardening/Animals Category: History - British Category: History - Warfare Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 160893 2025-06-17T15:03:44.108138 text/html 159830 2013-08-27T14:07:58 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 767378 2025-06-17T15:03:48.261122 application/epub+zip 767955 2025-06-17T15:03:45.034120 application/epub+zip 127686 2025-06-17T15:03:44.464126 application/epub+zip 924359 2025-06-17T15:03:50.964110 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 890365 2025-06-17T15:03:47.719160 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 167896 2022-09-19T20:37:27.420124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 133572 2023-09-19T05:55:09.400958 text/plain 15489 2025-06-17T15:03:51.125087 application/rdf+xml 12677 2025-06-17T15:03:44.594148 image/jpeg 2114 2025-06-17T15:03:44.548129 image/jpeg 714691 2025-06-17T15:03:44.156116 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia