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<p>The only source presenting original horse-training techniques for medieval Western Europe is found in the veterinary treatise by the Italian knight Jordanus Rufus, <i>De medicina equorum</i> (c. 1250). Since it was addressed to fellow knowledgeable horsepeople, aspects of the training method he elaborated can only be truly understood when put in practice. This is why experimental approaches can provide valuable research insights and reveal the complexities of medieval horse-training. This article showcases how elements of Rufus’s training method were applied to two feral Dartmoor Hill ponies. It discusses the effects of the medieval techniques on the horses as well as the benefits of such approaches in the context of Animal Studies. More agency is given to the horses as they participate in the research aiming to reveal their role in history.</p>

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Experimenting with a medieval training method: Putting into practice elements of horse-taming found in the second chapter of Jordanus Rufus’s De medicina equorum (c. 1250) on a pair of feral Dartmoor Hill ponies

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    2026年2月27日

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  • Camille Vo Van Qui

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The only source presenting original horse-training techniques for medieval Western Europe is found in the veterinary treatise by the Italian knight Jordanus Rufus, De medicina equorum (c. 1250). Since it was addressed to fellow knowledgeable horsepeople, aspects of the training method he elaborated can only be truly understood when put in practice. This is why experimental approaches can provide valuable research insights and reveal the complexities of medieval horse-training. This article showcases how elements of Rufus’s training method were applied to two feral Dartmoor Hill ponies. It discusses the effects of the medieval techniques on the horses as well as the benefits of such approaches in the context of Animal Studies. More agency is given to the horses as they participate in the research aiming to reveal their role in history.