Horses

“Orlando, a French expert in ancient DNA, launches into the findings of a global investigation of the relationship between humans and horses that has shaped modern societies… . Combing through artifacts and data, the author weaves together centuries of global history, following the beasts across nations as they accompany humans in pursuit of war, trade, food, and pleasure. ” * Kirkus Reviews *“Orlando’s book will interest researchers and scholars in all areas because of his ability to simplify academic research and his innate storytelling ability, combining history with science.”—Steve Dixon, Library Journal, starred review“Orlando is able to convey complex aspects of genetic science so that we are able to follow the straight paths, and the sidetracks and meandering lanes of his research, without difficulty, page after page.”—David Gascoigne, Travels with Birds“This book details with great depth how this remarkable species set about such a revolution.”—Suzanne C. Miller, Integrative and Comparative Biology

Ludovic Orlando is a CNRS Silver Medalwinning research director and founding director of the Centre for Anthropobiology and Genomics of Toulouse at the University of Toulouse in France. His work has appeared in leading publications such as Nature, Science, and Cell. He is a recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s Newcomb Cleveland Prize.