Hoof Beats: How Horses Shaped Human History

"Hoof Beats helps readers see the drama even in the grass eating. . . . Taylor has written that too—rare work that is as authoritative as it is legible to the lay audience."—New York Times

Journey to the ancient past with cutting—edge science and new data to discover how horses forever altered the course of human history.

From the Rockies to the Himalayas, the bond between horses and humans has spanned across time and civilizations. In this archaeological journey, William T. Taylor explor...