Event Title
Narragansett Pacer
Session
Rhode Island Equines Public History Event
Location
Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library
Event Website
https://www.rihs.org/rihistory_journal_76_1
Start Date
28-9-2023 6:00 PM
End Date
28-9-2023 7:30 PM
Description
Join us for an evening of learning about the different ways that equines have shaped Rhode Island’s history. The event will discuss the origins of the legendary Narragansett Pacer in the 17th century, Rhode Island’s role in exporting horses in the 18th century, the efforts to breed mules in the 19th century, Rhode Island’s animal welfare campaign in WWI, and Rhode Island’s long history of racing and polo. We’ll have original documents on display from the Rhode Island Historical Society, exhibits on the Narragansett Pacer and the Narragansett racetrack, along with student research posters. Light refreshments will be provided. If you like history and are interested in horses, this is the event for you—public welcome!
Recommended Citation
Carrington-Farmer, Charlotte and Ring, Richard, "Narragansett Pacer" (2023). Equine History Collective Conference. 9.
https://docs.rwu.edu/equinehistory-conference/2023/thursday/9
Narragansett Pacer
Mary Tefft White Cultural Center, University Library
Join us for an evening of learning about the different ways that equines have shaped Rhode Island’s history. The event will discuss the origins of the legendary Narragansett Pacer in the 17th century, Rhode Island’s role in exporting horses in the 18th century, the efforts to breed mules in the 19th century, Rhode Island’s animal welfare campaign in WWI, and Rhode Island’s long history of racing and polo. We’ll have original documents on display from the Rhode Island Historical Society, exhibits on the Narragansett Pacer and the Narragansett racetrack, along with student research posters. Light refreshments will be provided. If you like history and are interested in horses, this is the event for you—public welcome!
https://docs.rwu.edu/equinehistory-conference/2023/thursday/9
Presenter Bio
Dr. Charlotte Carrington-Farmer is an Associate Professor of History, and she specializes in early American History. She received her Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge in 2010. She has a keen interest in equine history in the early modern Atlantic World. Her research examines the breeding and export of horses from New England to the West Indies and South America and its intersection with enslaved lives and labor. Richard Rings holds a BA in English literature from the Ohio State University and an MLS. from Indiana University. Currently he serves as Deputy Executive Director for Collections and Interpretation at the Rhode Island Historical Society.