Episode notes
Alex Schmidt and Katie Goldin explore why spurs are secretly incredibly fascinating.
Visit http://sifpod.fun/ for research sources, handy links, and this week’s bonus episode.
LINKS FOR KATIE GOLDIN:
- Katie Goldin on Bluesky
- @ProBirdRights on Bluesky
- ‘Creature Feature’ podcast (iHeartRadio)
- When Is a Bird a ‘Birb’? An Extremely Important Guide (Audubon)
RESOURCES USED TO INFORM THE EPISODE’S LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT:
- native-land.ca
- U.S. Department Of Arts And Culture
- The True Native New Yorkers Can Never Truly Reclaim Their Homeland (Smithsonian)
- “Finding Lenapehoking” (YouTube / Hudson River Maritime Museum)
- Why Do They Call It Beacon? (The Highlands Current)
- Dutch & Native American Heritage In The Hudson River Valley (National Park Service)
RESEARCH SOURCES:
- Domesticating horses had a huge impact on human society − new science rewrites where and when it first happened (The Conversation)
- The domesticated horse in northern African rock art (The British Museum)
- The Celts: A Very Short Introduction by Barry Cunliffe
- Raiders, Rulers, and Traders: The Horse and the Rise of Empires by David Chaffetz
- Prick Spur — Greek or Italic, 4th–1st century BCE (The Metropolitan Museum Of Art)
- Prick Spur — Celtic, 2nd–1st century BCE (The Metropolitan Museum Of Art)
- Pair of Rowel Spurs — possibly French, late 13th–first half 14th century (The Metropolitan Museum Of Art)
- Oregon History Project: Spurs (The Oregon Historical Society)
- Spurs (South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum / South Dakota State University)
- American History Museum: Spur (The Smithsonian)
- The Western Spur (RideWayOutWest.com)
- Museo del Vaquero de Las Californias — El Triunfo, Mexico (Atlas Obscura)
- The Crown Jewels: The Spurs — 1661 with 1820 additions (Royal Collection Trust)
- The Queen’s favourite horses – 8 riding horses and 5 racehorses (Horse & Hound)
- ‘No leniency for horse abuse’: top rider’s 10-year ban for electric spur use upheld (Horse & Hound)
- American showjumper given 10-year ban for using electric spurs on his horses (Reuters)
- ‘The horses don’t choose to take part’: should equestrian sports be removed from the Olympics? (The Guardian)
- Updated: International Court Dismantles Clicker Claim In Upholding Kocher’s Suspension (The Chronicle Of The Horse)
- Opinion: Adam Cromarty: ‘Within 10 years, whips and spurs will be banned in competition’ (Horse & Hound)
- Trusty Steeds: Horse companions for the ages. (Lapham’s Quarterly)
- Roy Rogers (Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum)
- IMDb listing for Trigger
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A weekly podcast about the history, science, lore and surprises that make everyday things secretly incredibly fascinating. Hosted by comedy writer, emoji creator, and ‘Jeopardy!‘ champion Alex Schmidt. Join Alex & his co-host Katie Goldin for a joyful deep dive into seeing the world a whole new way!
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