Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. Elaine Walker is a writer and consultant on the horse in cultural history. Her books include Horse (Reaktion), which was chosen for translation into Arabic by the Kalima Project. "To Amaze the People with Pleasure and Delight": The Horsemanship Manuals of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle, (Xenophon) began life as her PhD thesis and she has given several presentations on Newcastle's method in his riding house at Bolsover Castle. She has worked on projects for the Royal Historic Palaces Commission, the Royal Armouries, English Heritage, and Royal Mail, among others.