I’m a historian specialising in the history of the horse and human relationship, and co-editor-in-chief of Cheiron, the International Journal of Equine and Equestrian History. I’ve worked as an academic (course developer and tutor for the University of Manchester’s networked Egyptology course), a museum curator, Egyptology magazine editor (Ancient Egypt Magazine, which I founded) and also a packhorse woman at Beamish Museum. Of all the interesting things I’ve done in my life, that was certainly one of the best. Horses and history, what’s not to like? Lots of other areas of history intrigue me, and I write accessible articles about many topics that I find of interest, from the strange afterlives of royal corpses to the history of Lucozade. Coming from Newcastle, the history of coal mining is also one of my interests. It won’t come as a surprise to learn that pit ponies are some of my favourite equines. I’m a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society.
This Week In History: The Publication of Black Beauty – ABC listen
Seductresses on horseback: who were the Pretty Horsebreakers? – ABC listen
