Horseman's Word
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The Society of the Horseman's Word was a secret society operating amongst horse trainers, blacksmiths and other horsemen in Scotland as late as the 20th century, that taught horse whispering and other magic. Like the Toadmen of East Anglia, they were taught to control horses by a secret word, as well as by use of scented substances, or by the magical use of a toad's pelvis bone.
The bizarre initiation rituals into the society incorporated a number of diabolical elements such as reading passages from the Bible backwards, and the secrets included Masonic-style oaths, gestures, passwords and handshakes. Like the similar societies of the Miller's Word and the Toadmen, they were believed to practice witchcraft.
The society was at its peak in the 1870s and lasted at least until the 1930s.
[edit] References
- The Origins of Horse Whispering
- Why is the horse's frog called a frog?
- Secrets of the Horse Whisperers
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