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Acknowledgements; Contents; Editors and Contributors; 1 Introduction to Equestrian Cultures in Global and Local Contexts; Abstract; Gender; The New Equine Workforce; The New Equine Market; Equestrianism Over the Life Course; Race and Ethnicity; 'Tradition' and 'Modernity'; Performing Identity for Self and Others; References; Asia and the Middle East; 2 Women's Agency and Corporeality in Equestrian Sports: The Case of Female Leisure Horse-Riders in Tehran; Abstract; Introduction; Method; Gender and Equestrian Activities: Historical Background; Men's Sport, Women's Battle for Everyday Life
Motivation to Ride and Women's AgencyWomen in a Male Domain: The Question of Femininity; Significance of the Horse; The Social Class Dimension; Conclusion; Bibliography; 3 The New Equestrian Economy in China; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Horses in China's History; The Equestrian Scene in China Today; Selling Horses, Selling Knowledge; Class and Conspicuous Consumption in China; Gambling on the Government; The Other Chinese Equestrianism; Changing Ideologies; Conclusions; Bibliography; Europe
4 Global Equestrian Trends in Local Context: Where Are All the Women in Doma Vaquera Competitions in Southern Spain?Abstract; Introduction; Cowboy Training: Doma Vaquera; La Vaquera Señorita: "But Women Do Compete"; La Vaquera Almonteña: Women Can't Be Bothered Competing; La Vaquera Sevillana: "An Indescribable Masculine Atmosphere"; La Vaquera Australiana; La Vaquera Maestra; Las Yeguas; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 5 Globalization and Equestrian Culture: The Case of Equitation in the French Tradition; Abstract; Introduction
A French Equestrian Tradition? An Historically Built Culture Combining Assimilation, Resistance and InventionHas There Been an American Cultural Revolution? French Riding Reconfigured Through Leisure and Consumer Society; A Tradition Threatened or Defined by Globalization? The Inscription of Equitation in the French Tradition as UNESCO Intangible Heritage; Conclusion; References; 6 National Treasure: Nationalistic Representations of the Finnhorse in Trotting Championships; Abstract; Introduction; The Finnhorse: History and Symbolism; Kuninkuusravit: A Place for Nationalistic Representations
The Discursive Process of Micro and Macro Elements in Recreating a Nation and a HorseConclusion; References; 7 The Transnational Image of the Spanish Horse in the Leisure Horse Trade; Abstract; Eco-nationalism and Cultural Capital; The National and Natural Horse; The Cultural Capital of the Horse; Conclusions; References; Materials Used; 8 Making Trails: Horses and Equestrian Tourism in Poland; Abstract; The Institutional Structure; Definitions and Methodology; Sociocultural Aspects; Horses and Riders in Poland Vis-à-Vis Other Countries
Motivation to Ride and Women's AgencyWomen in a Male Domain: The Question of Femininity; Significance of the Horse; The Social Class Dimension; Conclusion; Bibliography; 3 The New Equestrian Economy in China; Abstract; Introduction; Methodology; Horses in China's History; The Equestrian Scene in China Today; Selling Horses, Selling Knowledge; Class and Conspicuous Consumption in China; Gambling on the Government; The Other Chinese Equestrianism; Changing Ideologies; Conclusions; Bibliography; Europe
4 Global Equestrian Trends in Local Context: Where Are All the Women in Doma Vaquera Competitions in Southern Spain?Abstract; Introduction; Cowboy Training: Doma Vaquera; La Vaquera Señorita: "But Women Do Compete"; La Vaquera Almonteña: Women Can't Be Bothered Competing; La Vaquera Sevillana: "An Indescribable Masculine Atmosphere"; La Vaquera Australiana; La Vaquera Maestra; Las Yeguas; Discussion; Conclusion; References; 5 Globalization and Equestrian Culture: The Case of Equitation in the French Tradition; Abstract; Introduction
A French Equestrian Tradition? An Historically Built Culture Combining Assimilation, Resistance and InventionHas There Been an American Cultural Revolution? French Riding Reconfigured Through Leisure and Consumer Society; A Tradition Threatened or Defined by Globalization? The Inscription of Equitation in the French Tradition as UNESCO Intangible Heritage; Conclusion; References; 6 National Treasure: Nationalistic Representations of the Finnhorse in Trotting Championships; Abstract; Introduction; The Finnhorse: History and Symbolism; Kuninkuusravit: A Place for Nationalistic Representations
The Discursive Process of Micro and Macro Elements in Recreating a Nation and a HorseConclusion; References; 7 The Transnational Image of the Spanish Horse in the Leisure Horse Trade; Abstract; Eco-nationalism and Cultural Capital; The National and Natural Horse; The Cultural Capital of the Horse; Conclusions; References; Materials Used; 8 Making Trails: Horses and Equestrian Tourism in Poland; Abstract; The Institutional Structure; Definitions and Methodology; Sociocultural Aspects; Horses and Riders in Poland Vis-à-Vis Other Countries