Abstract
Throughout premodern history, horses were used primarily for labour and transportation, as well as
in the military sphere. With the advent of motorized vehicles and other means of transport, the
emphasis shifted to using horses in sport as well as for leisure. This article begins by examining
briefly the few pre-modern European sources that mention riding as health-promoting and pleasurable
activity, continues with a discussion of the more numerous and detailed references to the benefits of
riding in the eighteenth and nineteenth-century sources and concludes with an overview of the rise of
riding therapy and recreational riding in Germany and the Baltics in the twentieth century
in the military sphere. With the advent of motorized vehicles and other means of transport, the
emphasis shifted to using horses in sport as well as for leisure. This article begins by examining
briefly the few pre-modern European sources that mention riding as health-promoting and pleasurable
activity, continues with a discussion of the more numerous and detailed references to the benefits of
riding in the eighteenth and nineteenth-century sources and concludes with an overview of the rise of
riding therapy and recreational riding in Germany and the Baltics in the twentieth century
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 203-224 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| Journal | Cheiron: The International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 2021 |
Keywords*
- riding therapy
- recreational riding
- equestrian tourism
- equine therapy
- leisure riding
Field of Science*
- 3.3 Health sciences
Publication Type*
- 1.4. Reviewed scientific article published in Latvia or abroad in a scientific journal with an editorial board (including university editions)