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Horsing around

Tiffany Francis-Baker explores the many ways in which our countryside has been shaped by the horse over the centuries

10 June 2023

9:00 AM

10 June 2023

9:00 AM

The Bridleway: How Horses Shaped the British Landscape Tiffany Francis-Baker

Bloomsbury Wildlife, pp.256, 17.99

Horses have schlepped, hauled and galloped grooves into Britain, providing the muscle for transport, industry, agriculture and leisure and the inspiration for myth, art and literature. In The Bridleway, the environmentalist Tiffany Francis-Baker maps this busy-storied topography from the Uffington White Horse to ancient roads, canals, coaching inns, race courses, conservation projects and public art.

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