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John Lawrence (1753-1839), an early animal rights advocate and author on horsemanship, appraises Stubbs’s painting of Shark, a champion racehorse in England who later produced on of the most important thoroughbred bloodlines in the United States.
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A successful foxhunt requires the coordination of a full team of huntsmen. Whippers-in, or whips, are the members of a foxhunt responsible for keeping the hounds from straying off track. In this excerpt from his 1841 manual on hunting, Robert Thomas Vyner sings the praises of talented whippers-in.
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The appearance of a woman wearing a London riding habit in Kettering, Northhamptonshire, England, in July 1724 speaks to the shock of the “new woman” who bounds through John Collet’s painting.
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Greyhounds have a long history of sporting achievement. Listen to an excerpt from Ovid’s Metamorphoses describing these dogs involvement in the sport of coursing.
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Close your eyes and listen to broadcaster John Hunt’s call of a record setting harness-racing time trial by the champion Australian pacer Village Kid!
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Deas’ Turkey Shooting was drawn from James Fenimore Cooper’s novel The Pioneers. Listen to a recording from chapter 17 of Cooper’s novel detailing the traditional Christmas day turkey shoot.
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Florence Müller, Avenir Foundation Curator of Textile Art and Curator of Fashion at the Denver Art Museum presents on the legacy of Yves Saint Laurent, his influence on contemporary designers, and collecting fashion. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/323265105″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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