One Day We Decided to Record a Podcast About History & Horses

History and the Horse was an idea that came about one evening on the living room couch as we chatted about the incredibly unique role of the horse as it relates to human history. Fact is, we humans wouldn’t be where we are without the horse.

We have a running joke around our house that if you give me a word, we can connect it back to the horse. An automobile? We still measure power in horsepower. A couch? Horses were used to collect and harvest every kind of organic material under the sun – wood, textiles, transportation of goods. At some point, a horse was probably involved.

Human history owes much of its progress to the horse. Thus the phrase, “The history of mankind was written on the back of a horse.”

Along the way there have been so many incredible stories of some remarkable horses and horse owning humans. It’s those horses (and humans) that are the stars of our show. The historical horse stories both iconic and well known, and the lesser known but equally deserving.

About Your Hosts: Lisa Vaccaro & Meghan Lalonde

Lisa’s history has also been spent on the back… and partly under a horse as a farrier and trainer. Lisa’s wife, Meghan, has only recently taken up the hobby and is the author of Diary of an OTTB.