Jordanus Ruffus and Mamluk Lancework with Jennifer Jobst, PhD

On our third episode of the Schola Equestris, the podcast for mounted combat and historical horsemanship, we interview Jennifer Jobst, PhD:

 

Jennifer Jobst is an independent scholar with a PhD in Information Sciences and a long-standing interest in horse training techniques of the pre-modern era, as well as their practical application and relationship to modern riding. She has presented at several conferences and authored papers on riding and training: from thirteenth century hippiatric treatises, to furusiyya books from the Mamluk golden age, to sixteenth century riding performances and their relationship to dance. She also experiments with the techniques and exercises from original sources with her own horses, to better understand the skill and practical application of pre-modern texts.

 

Jenn and I delve into several different topics including Ottoman Mamluk lancework, horsecare as is described by Jordanus Ruffus, and the relationship between historical riding techniques and modern dressage. 

 

Works we talk about: 

Jordanus Ruffus -  De medicina equorum

- copies in many languages exist (too many to list)

- 15th c. copy in Italian available online from Yale University, as Beinecke MS 679

 

Sunny Harrison, PhD - Jordanus Ruffus and the late-medieval hippiatric tradition: Animal-care practitioners and the horse 

 

If you are interested in attending the October clinic in the USA Jen is hosting with Arne Koets, contact the podcast directly and we will put you in touch with her!