Fine Horses and Fair-Minded Riders (eBook)

Modern Vaquero Horsemanship

JuliAnna Ávila (Autor)

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2024
226 Seiten
Purdue University Press (Verlag)
978-1-61249-952-9 (ISBN)

Infos

What we currently call “horse whispering” has roots in a form of western horsemanship that traveled from Europe to Mexico and the United States, and was then transformed by Native Americans and working cowboys into Vaquero horsemanship. Fine Horses and Fair-Minded Riders: Modern Vaquero Horsemanship documents the learning and practice of Vaquero horsemanship, which has survived as a vibrant part of horse culture. In her study, Ávila first focused on participants in the southeastern United States before expanding to include their mentors from across the United States.

Ávila characterizes what she found as “a collapse of distance” between geographical and cultural boundaries, digital and physical spaces, and, most significantly, horses and humans. Influenced by New Literacies scholarship and employing a sociocultural theoretical framework, Ávila explores self-directed learning journeys; the flexibility of apprentice and expert positions; the influence of consumer culture; the philosophy and significance of the cultural roots of Vaquero horsemanship; the role of technology; and what the future of this continually evolving horsemanship might include. At the heart of this volume are personal stories and firsthand accounts from those who have studied modern Vaquero horsemanship, which can help to create exceptional and powerful bonds between horses and humans.

Inhalt

Preface

INTRODUCTION: Studying Vaquero Horsemanship in the Southeastern United States and Beyond

CHAPTER 1: An Overview of Historical and Modern Vaquero Horsemanship

INTERLUDE 1: Joe Wolter and Curly

CHAPTER 2: Learning Vaquero Horsemanship: Motivations, Desire Lines, and Turning Points

INTERLUDE 2: Alicia Byberg-Landman and Marlin

CHAPTER 3: The Flexibility of Expertise and Apprenticeship in Vaquero Horsemanship

INTERLUDE 3: Bruce Sandifer and Mooney

CHAPTER 4: The Crossroads of Vaquero Horsemanship and Consumer Culture

INTERLUDE 4: Rodolfo Lara Sr. and Jefe

CHAPTER 5: The Philosophy of Modern Vaquero Horsemanship

INTERLUDE 5: Linda Hoover and Ally

CHAPTER 6: The Cultural Roots of Vaquero Horsemanship

INTERLUDE 6: Tom Curtin and Dusty

CHAPTER 7: A Virtual Gallop: Using Technology to Learn Vaquero Horsemanship

INTERLUDE 7: Kathleen Kelley, Red, and Twinkle Toes

CONCLUSION: Evolution, Blending, and a Hopeful Future

Appendix: Participants Identified by Name

Acknowledgments

References

Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.4.2024
• Reihe/Serie: New Directions in the Human-Animal Bond
• Verlagsort: West Lafayette
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Tiere / Tierhaltung
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Reiten / Pferde
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften
• Schlagworte: Animal Studies • Buckaroo horsemanship • Community Research • equine studies • ethnographic interviewing • ethnography • horse culture • Horse-human Bond • horse-human connection • Horsemanship • horsemanship studies • horse whisperer • interview research • literacy studies • narrative studies: adult learning • New Literacy Studies • Qualitative research • Self-directed Learning • Vaquero horsemanship • western horsemanship
• ISBN-10: 1-61249-952-X / 161249952X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-61249-952-9 / 9781612499529