Excerpt from Anglo-French Horsemanship The International Horse Shows of 1907 and 1908 having proved that Continental methods of horse training give excellent results, I take the liberty of publishing this small volume, the contents Of Which are the outcome Of several years' study and practice, undertaken with the Object of finding out to what extent the higher training of the riding schools in London and Paris, based on the teaching of the best authorities, is of practical use in open an}! Horsemanship, and in helping to make a horse. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from New System of Horsemanship: From the French if Monsieur Bourgelat 7 is not my De gn, in tke Tog/k I undertake of giving fame Account of tbis Work, as well as of tbe Art wkicl) is zbe Sukjee? Of it, to trace its Origin kack into pa Times, or. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

In this study of the relationship between men and their horses in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century England, Monica Mattfeld explores the experience of horsemanship and how it defined one’s gendered and political positions within society. Men of the period used horses to transform themselves, via the image of the centaur, into something other—something powerful, awe-inspiring, and mythical. Focusing on the manuals, memoirs, satires, images, and ephemera produced by some of the period’s most influential equestrians, Mattfeld examines how the concepts and practices of horse husbandry evolved in relation to social, cultural, and political life. She looks closely at the role of horses in the world of Thomas Hobbes and William Cavendish; the changes in human social behavior and horse handling ushered in by elite riding houses such as Angelo’s Academy and Mr. Carter’s; and the public perception of equestrian endeavors, from performances at places such as Astley’s Amphitheatre to the satire of Henry William Bunbury. Throughout, Mattfeld shows how horses aided the performance of idealized masculinity among communities of riders, in turn influencing how men were perceived in regard to status, reputation, and gender. Drawing on human-animal studies, gender studies, and historical studies, Becoming Centaur offers a new account of masculinity that reaches beyond anthropocentrism to consider the role of animals in shaping man.

Excerpt from The Principles of the Art of Modern Horsemanship, for Ladies and Gentlemen: In Which All Late Improvements Are Applied to Practice, by M. Lebeaud; Translated From the French A desire to promote the study of a health ful and graceful exercise, and a wish to advance the interests of a friendless stranger, are the motives that have induced me to pre sent to the public the Manual of the Art of Equitation, by M. Lebeaud. The coincidence of utility and benevolence, has rendered the task of translation interesting and grateful. The want of such a manual is very sensibly felt by all who are desirous of uniting a knowledge of the principles to the practice of the art. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.