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Horsing Around: The Cost of Horse Ownership in 1760 Virginia

Rhiannon O’Neil // AMH 4110.0M01 – Colonial America, 1607-1763 Throughout much of their domesticated history, horses have been considered expensive animals to own. Many societies considered the animal as a mark of status.[1] That was true even in British colonial America. Not native to the American continent, horses were introduced by Europeans who ventured across the ocean. […]

Straight from the Horse’s Mouth

Jennifer Markowitz // AMH 4110.0M01– Colonial America, 1607-1763 Bridles, a device still used on horses today, played a huge role even in colonial times. Horses were the fastest source of land transportation during colonial times, which meant that bridles were extremely important to help control and direct the horse. Essentially, everyone who owned a horse had to […]