President of the Equine History Collective, Carolyn Willekes researches human-animal relationships in the ancient world, with a particular emphasis on the transmission of equestrian traditions and ideas from antiquity to the present day.

She will share some of what she has learned March 6 in her free public lecture, "Horses, Mules, and Donkeys, Oh My! Human Hierarchies and the Status of Equids in the Classical World.”

Dr. Willekes is a senior lecturer in the Department of General Education at Mount Royal University, and teaches classes on ancient history in its Department of Humanities. She is the author of the 2016 book, The Horse in the Ancient World: From Bucephalus to the Hippodrome.

Thursday’s event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the Oak Room, Vanier Hall, and is presented by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures.