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The horse in the ancient world /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Hyland, Ann
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 2003.
Edition:	English language edition.
Subjects:	Horses > Middle East > History. Horses > History. Animals and civilization > Middle East > History. Middle East > History. Horses. History, Ancient.

Table of Contents:

Horse trace through time and locale
Introduction of the horse into Mesopotamia and neighbouring lands
The horse in the early second millennium
The general acquisition of horses
Choosing and training the warhorse
Control mechanisms
Hazards and health
Egypt : her allies and her enemies
Assyrian equestrian infrastructure
The Persian empire.