The Horse: The Epic History of Our Noble Companion by Wendy WilliamsMy rating: 2 of 5 stars
Disappointing – written with a Western, especially American, bias. There is no mention of why there were no horses or their progenitors in the India. I expected some information about the historic vital role of horses in the invasion of the Indian sub-continent by the Aryans and, later, Mongols, Huns and Mughals.
Were there horses during the Harappan times? How did the Ashwamegh yagya come into being? What type of hoses came to India? Something about the role of cavalry in modern warfare? Are horses only used for ceremonial occasions? When did mules come into the picture? A lot of unanswered questions. I guess this will be more helpful: The Horse, the Wheel, and Language: How Bronze-Age Riders from the Eurasian Steppes Shaped the Modern World.
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