336 - The Magic of Medieval Veterinary Medicine

While we sometimes talk about how the practice of medicine has evolved over time from pure magic and ritual to science-based practice, we often ignore the practice of veterinary medicine and how it evolved and developed.   If anything, people of the Middle Ages were more dependent on their animals and often had a very strong bond, so there was a large market for people that could heal everything from dogs to horses with their magic incantations and folk remedies. Take a listen and find out all about it.