Introduction to Equestrian Cultures in Global and Local Contexts

Adelman, Míriam; Thompson, Kirrilly

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-55886-8_1

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“…However, so far, no one from foreign academic circles has specifically conducted investigations or studies on the traditional horsemanship of ethnic minorities in China. However, there are references to the traditional horsemanship of the ethnic minorities in Southern China in overseas treatises on ethnic minorities in China, such as Miao Culture and Customs by an Australian Hmong scholar, Gary Yia Lee [3] , and Forgotten Kingdom by a former Soviet writer, Peter Goullart [4] ; a Brazilian scholar, Miriam Adelman, and an Australian scholar, Kirrilly Thompson [5] , co-authored Equestrian Cultures in Global and Local Contexts as a representative, mentioning the traditional horsemanship of Miao, Yi, Bai, and other ethnic minorities in Southern China. All these have important reference value for the rescue excavation and comparative research on the traditional equestrianism of ethnic minorities in Southern China.…”

Section: The Status Quo and Necessity Of Excavation And Comparative Research On Traditional Horsemanship Of Ethnic Minorities In Southernmentioning

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Reinstating Traditional Horsemanship of Ethnic Minorities in Southern China by Excavation, Sorting, and Comparative Research

Zheng

Yao

Chen

2022

JCER

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In August 1991, the book Chinese Nation’s Traditional Sports History was published, and it was hailed as the “masterpiece of Chinese folk sports” by academic circles. In this masterpiece, the traditional horsemanship of 23 ethnic minorities and that of 10 southern ethnic minorities represented by the Miao, Yi, Bai, Shui, Hani, Naxi, and other ethnic groups has been included. For the first time, this masterpiece integrates the traditional horsemanship of the ethnic minorities in Southern China in one volume. The disadvantage is that most of the included traditional horsemanship of ethnic minorities only made a brief introduction to the time, place, and form of its development. However, under the global trend of the transition from traditional society to modern society and post-modern society, the traditional horsemanship of ethnic minorities in Southern China is facing an increasingly serious crisis of inheritance and disconnection, resulting in a gradual extinction of related traditional cultural heritage. The characteristics are gradually lost because of it. Therefore, it is essential to return to the historical and cultural field of traditional horsemanship, conduct rescue excavation, sort out the traditional horsemanship of ethnic minorities in Southern China, rescue the records of traditional horsemanship that is disappearing or undergoing drastic changes, as well as carry out comparative studies on this basis. This is not only an important way to inherit the traditional culture of ethnic minorities, but also means to protect the diversity of ethnic cultures and promote the development of exotic villages.

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Section: The Status Quo and Necessity Of Excavation And Comparative Research On Traditional Horsemanship Of Ethnic Minorities In Southernmentioning

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Reinstating Traditional Horsemanship of Ethnic Minorities in Southern China by Excavation, Sorting, and Comparative Research

Zheng

Yao

Chen

2022

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“…Therefore, it is not surprising that horses have “inspired the arts, revolutionized warfare, shaped societies, and conquered continents” (Notzke 2013:402). Our long and intimate association in turn “reveals and illuminates important and symbolic societal transformations” that have unfolded within industrial society and affect both horses and humans (Adelman and Thompson 2017:3). With their overlapping micro and macro significance, then, horse-human relations are especially useful in developing a more critical understanding of the human and nonhuman agencies that underpin the new materialisms.…”

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Relations of Power and Nonhuman Agency: Critical Theory, Clever Hans, and Other Stories of Horses and Humans

Wadham

2020

Sociological Perspectives

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Critical Theory pioneered the theorization of human-animal relations, helping establish that agency extends beyond the human world. Nonhuman agency is now widely accepted within the “new materialisms” and beyond but there are growing calls for more critical approaches that consider why and how such agency is mobilized. These calls effectively bring together the concerns of “old” and “new” materialisms. I therefore return to Critical Theory, bringing its explanatory analysis, practical framework and future imaginary into conversation with more recent research into nonhuman agency. Together, they reveal how the relations between human and nonhuman actors shape and are shaped by their broader socio-political context. I suggest that paying closer attention to human-domestic animal relations in particular might help us resolve some of the issues at stake. Consequently, for illustrations to extend the analysis, the article turns to horses, a nonhuman group who occupy a unique place in our collective unconscious.

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“…Considering the ever-changing dynamics of today’s reality, it is hard to anticipate what kind of animal breeds will be necessary tomorrow, what their productivity will be, what human needs for food or other demands will be, and what will be required by society and the common people thereof [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]. For many years, the creation of different horse breeds depending on human needs has made it possible to use the horse in many areas of our lives such as war, transport, religion, trade, agriculture, communication, sports, and recreation [ 4 , 5 , 6 ]. Nowadays, many of these areas of horse use have ceased to exist, and horses are currently bred mainly for sports and sports tourism.…”

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Genetic Diversity and Structure of the Main Danubian Horse Paternal Genealogical Lineages Based on Microsatellite Genotyping

Yordanov¹,

Mehandjyiski

Palova

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Veterinary Sciences

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The Danubian horse, together with the Pleven and the Eastern Bulgarian horse breeds, is one of the modern breeds in Bulgaria. The objective of this study was to compare the genetic structure and genetic diversity of six paternal genealogical lineages of the Danubian horse breed (Zdravko, NONIUS XVII-30, Torpedo, Lider, Kalifa, and Hrabar). In total, 166 individuals from the six genealogical lines were investigated, based on 15 STR markers (short tandem repeats, also known as microsatellites). In total, 184 alleles were found in the six populations, using 15 microsatellite loci. The mean number of alleles, the effective number of alleles, and the polymorphic information content (PIC) values per locus were 12.28, 9.48, and 0.73, respectively. In a comparison of the allelic diversity among sire lineages, the highest genetic diversity (Na) was observed in Lider and Kalifa (14.60 ± 0.21), while the lowest value of this parameter was observed in the Zdravko lineage 4.20 ± 0.35. The largest genetic diversity was found in loci HMS3 and HMS7, with 13 alleles, and the smallest polymorphism was noted for the locus ASB17, with 10 alleles. The level of observed heterozygosity was in the range of 0.65 ± 0.069 for the Zdravko lineage to 0.93 ± 0.01 for the Torpedo lineage. The expected heterozygosity level range was from 0.57 ± 0.048 to 0.91 ± 0.01 for all horse lineages. Structure analysis revealed three main gene pools in the study population. The first pool included the Zdravko lineage; the second had the NONIUS XVII-30, Torpedo, Lider, and Kalifa lineages; and the third defined the Hrabar lineage, which was significantly differentiated from the other genealogical lineages.

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Introduction to Equestrian Cultures in Global and Local Contexts

Cited by 10 publications

References 32 publications

Reinstating Traditional Horsemanship of Ethnic Minorities in Southern China by Excavation, Sorting, and Comparative Research

Reinstating Traditional Horsemanship of Ethnic Minorities in Southern China by Excavation, Sorting, and Comparative Research

Relations of Power and Nonhuman Agency: Critical Theory, Clever Hans, and Other Stories of Horses and Humans

Genetic Diversity and Structure of the Main Danubian Horse Paternal Genealogical Lineages Based on Microsatellite Genotyping

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