Excerpt from The Art of Horsemanship Among technical treatises, that of Xeno phon on Horsemanship is almost unique in one particular. Even after more than twenty three centuries it is still, in the main, a sound and excellent guide for so much of the field as it covers. This fact, together with the simple and delightful manner in which the subject is treated, has led me to think that some who are not able or do not care to approach the book in the original Greek, might like'to read a translation of the earli est known work on the horse and how to ride him. To be sure, there have already been versions in English; but these seem to me, and have seemed to others, unsatisfactory. 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 The History and Art of Horsemanship, Vol. 1 of 2 Operis mci cit ct ftudu multos legere, ut ex plurimis diverfos flores carpam non tam probaturus omnia, quam quae bona funt, cleéturus afl'umo multos in manus meas, ut a multis multa cognofcam. 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 The History and Art of Horsemanship, Vol. 2 The parts then which ought to be without motion, are the fork or twill of the horfeman and his thighs now, that there parts fhould be kept without motion, they ought to have a certain hold and center, if I may fo fay, to refi upon, which no motion that the horfe can make can difiurb or loofen this point or center is the bafis of the hold which the horfeman has upon his horfe, and is what is called the Seat: now if the feat is nothing elfe but this point or center, it mufi follow. 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 The Art of Horsemanship: Altered and Abbreviated, According to the Principles of the Late, Sir Sidney Medows I hope your Royal Highness will pardon me for saying, that our admiration was frequently excited by the just observations which you made at the time; and by the precision with which you gave those aids, when riding there, which is seldom attained without great practice. The gracious manner in which, after Sir Sidney's death, you were pleased to give me a horse so completely dressed by him, demands my warmest acknowledgements. Indeed it was to me a valuable present, equally unexpected and unsolicited. The proud passage on which the offspring of that horse passed his Majesty at the review of the corps of volunteer infantry, in which I serve as Major, particularly attracted his attention. 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 Modern Horsemanship, Three Schools of Riding: An Original Method of Teaching the Art by Means of Pictures From the Life These pictures should be of very great assist ance to the reader, as they show the horse and the rider in all of the important movements. 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.