On 12-14 November 2026 David Doherty (founder of the HorseTech Conference) will be presenting during the Online Conference being organised by Cheiron: The International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History on the topic of “Horses and Humanity: Co-Evolution, Collaboration, or Conflict?”.

Click here to download the latest agenda & register to attend (FREE).

Keynote presentations will include:

• Peter Edwards, “Human-Horse Interaction in Early Modern England: A Unique Relationship?”
• Noora Piipponen and Markku Niskanen, University of Oulu, “Rider Size and Horse Size Over Time: How Weight-Carrying Ability Relates to Horse Size and the 20% Rule”
• Anastasija Ropa, Latvian Association of Scientists, (X:@anstasijaropa W: thegrailquest.wordpress.com I:@kumelihorsefarm) “1/5 or 1/3? Standards for Army Horse Carrying Capacity in the Early 20th Century”
• Eve Rannamäe, Institute of History and Archaeology, University of Tartu, “Horse Body Size and Shape Studied Through Archaeological Evidence in Estonia”
• Michal Holeščáķ, National Institute of Archaeology and Museum, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, “Cuman Horses During the Medieval Period”
• Anastasija Ropa, Edgar Rops, independent researcher, Latvia, “What You Can Do with a Pony: Thoughts on the 20% Rule in Horse Care”
• Abby Letteri, Te Herenga Waka Victoria University of Wellington, (Victoria University of Wellington IIML page) “Perfectly Themselves”
• Gunay Akbarova-Ben-Tzvi, independent researcher, Azerbaijan, and Gulrukh Dilbazi, “The Evolution of the Dilbazi Family and Dilbaz Horses from Nader Shah Afshar to Now”
• Marina Îngustu, University of Bucharest, “Children and Horses in Modern Romania (1859-1914): From Working Animals to Friends”
• Katrin Winkler, University of Vienna, “Horses in Greek Myths, Focusing on the Amazons”
• Camille Wilhelm, University of Strasbourg, “Horse Breeding and Human-Horse Relationships in 18th Century France”
• Afonso Soares de Sousa, IEM NOVA/FCSH; FLUC, “The Meaning of ‘cavalo’ in Medieval and Early Modern Portugal”
• Alexia-Foteini Stamouli, University of Patras, “Equids in the Historical Work of Michael Doukas”
• Lonneke Delpeut, Vienna Institute for Archaeological Science, Birgit Bühler, Nisa Kirchengast, “Teaching Horse History in an Interdisciplinary Way”
• Carolyn Willekes, Mount Royal University, (I: @academic.equestrian W: mtroyal.academia.edu/CarolynWillekes) “Learning from Horses: How Animal Studies Influence History Teaching”
• Edgar Rops, “Teaching History at Pony Camps: Challenges and Successes”
• Vera Klontza, Masaryk University, “Horses and Humans: A Strong Interconnected Relationship”
• David Doherty, “Using Modern Tech to Test Theories: Insights from HorseTech Conferences”
• Mathilde Prévost, IFAO, Cairo, “Working Relationships Between Ancient Egyptians and Domestic Equids”
• Miriam A. Bibby, University of Glasgow, (W: historyonhorseback.com) “Discussing Working-Class Horse Keepers in History: Issues of Welfare”
• Cornel Micu, University of Bucharest, “Horses and People in the Romanian Countryside”
• Marjorie Wolfe, California Polytechnic University Humboldt, “Human-Horse Connections: Ecofeminist Perspectives”

Revisit & Refresh this page on the 14th November to replay a recording of David Doherty’s presentation and read our take aways and notes from the Conference.