Hoof Beats

 ""Taylor is helping break new ground with his scientific perspective on horse domestication, the timing and origins of which scholars have argued over for decades."" * Colorado Arts and Sciences Magazine * ""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 * ""This eminently readable, patiently argued, and insightful history of horses will delight and instruct readers, even those who have never felt the pull of saddle leather and horse sweat. It provides the best summary to date of our ever increasing scientific knowledge of the horse and its interaction with our own species, and shows the debt we owe scholars like Taylor who have spent their lives traveling across the globe to lie on their bellies looking for the tiniest scraps of the past."" * Asian Review of Books * ""Fantastically rich."" * Science * “The story of the horse is changing fast. Hoof Beats tells us where it stands just now, and can help fill the gap between scholarly developments and popular equine histories.” * The Spectator * ""Hoof Beats is an indispensable guide to the contours of the human past as they were drawn through contact with horses."" * Not Even Past * ""Hoof Beats’ melding of archeology, paleontology, anthropology, genetics, and history—including, importantly, indigenous perspectives—ultimately provides more than an assessment of Equus caballus and its place in history; it underscores the extent to which our modern world simply would not exist as we know it without the lasting bond between human and horse."" * Animal Welfare Institute * ""Taylor’s persuasive narrative leaves you with the humbling feeling of how integral horses have been to our civilisation. On their backs we have built empires."" * Daily Mail * ""A comprehensive and enlightening overview of the history of horsemanship as a global phenomenon; Hoof Beats offers a unique perspective, focusing on the horse’s point of view rather than the human, which is a refreshing departure from the usual anthropocentric view of history."" * Antiquity * ""The depth of research that went into writing Hoof Beats is staggering, and Taylor does an exceptional job of delivering a work that is not only rich in detail but entertaining. It’s an engaging and important story."" * Cowgirl Magazine *