"Equus" by Peter Shaffer was written in 1973. The story of the play revolves around a psychiatrist who tries to treat a young man who happens to have a pathological religious fascination with horses.

Once, a seventeen years old boy had blinded six horses in a small town near Suffolk. When Peter Shaffer heard about this crime, he got inspired to write the present play.

He created a fictional account of the incidents which may have taken place. While writing the play, he did not know about any of the details of the real crime which he had only heard of.

Ready Reference Treatise: Equus
Copyright
Chapter One: Introduction
Chapter Two: Plot Overview
Chapter Three: Characters
Chapter Four: Complete Summary
Chapter Five: Critical Analysis