A bond like no other? The horse-human relationship in history and science

In this talk, ethologist and anthrozoologist Renate Larssen will take us on a journey through the mutual history of horses and humans, from the deep past to the present. She will highlight the importance of studying ‘animal histories’ and show how scientific and archaeological evidence is changing our understanding of the horse-human relationship.

Join us on Wednesday, June 11, 2025 at noon (ET)

Renate Larssen is an ethologist and anthrozoologist specializing in horse behavior and horse-human relationships. She is a PhD researcher at the University of Leicester College of Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities in the United Kingdom, where she employs a multidisciplinary approach to develop a new theoretical framework called “archaeo-ethology” to study the history of animals. She has worked as an equine behavior consultant for many years, providing advice to owners, veterinarians, breeders, and equine charities, and is frequently consulted as an international expert. She publishes the Substack “The Equine Ethologist”, where she writes essays on horse behavior and the horse-human relationship.

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