Equine Cultures in Transition

Jonna Bornemark is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the Centre for Studies in Practical Knowledge, Södertörn University, Sweden.Petra Andersson is a researcher in Practical Philosophy at University of Gothenburg, Sweden.Ulla Ekström von Essen is Associate Professor in History of Ideas at the Centre for Studies in Practical Knowledge at Södertörn University, Sweden.

• Introduction: subjectivity and ethical questions in an equestrian world in transformation JonnaBornemarkPart IHorses at work 1 Horses’ labour and work-lives: new intellectual and ethical directions KendraCoulter 2 Working cowhorses in multispecies encountersAndreaPetitt3 Who is the horse? Horse assisted therapy as a possibility for understanding horsesPetraAndersson 4 Martha Nussbaum’s capability approach and equine assisted therapy: an analysis for both humans and horses HenrikLerner and GunillaSilfverbergPart IILeadership, power, and training methodology 5 Put the horse in place: on communicative practices in horse–human relationshipsAnitaMaurstad6 Power, ethics, and animal rights Paul Patton 7 Between behaviourism, posthumanism, and animal rights theory: negative and positive reinforcement in liberty dressage UllaEkström von Essen and JonnaBornemarkPart IIIProblematic practices? 8 He loves to race – or does he? Ethics and welfare in racing IrisBergmann 9 Descriptive Falsterbo Moments – or the art of equestrian photography made popular Crispin PareliusJohannessen10 Dressage dilemmas: ethics where sport and art collide Kirrilly Thompson11 wriding Marie FahlinPart IVNegotiations in contemporary dressage 12 Riders’ understanding of the role of their horse in sports dressage MariZetterqvistBlokhuisand PetraAndersson13 A bifocal perspective on the riding school: on Lévinas and equine faces David Redmalm14 What do trainers teach their riders about horses and riding? An interaction analysis study of sports dressage training Charlotte LundgrenPart VHorse keeping 15 Interpreting animals in spaces of cohabitance: narration and the role of animal agency at horse livery yards NoraSchuurman and Alex Franklin16 Perspectives on horse keeping and welfare in peri-urban landscapes MonicaHammer, Madeleine Bonow, and Mona Petersson Index

"The studies presented in the book are long-awaited. It is the first volume bringing together ethical questions of interspecies relationships in several contexts...this volume brings together advanced new theoretical frameworks, inspiring empirical studies and compelling methodological suggestions challenging, stimulating and provoking our understanding of humans, horses and their practices and relationships." - Susanna Hedenborg, Malmö University