Excerpt from Horsemanship in School and Country Nor has a four-years' residence in England, France and America been without great benefit, for com ing in contact with eminent horsemen, he had the opportunity to observe new methods and to take into consideration experiences of no small value. 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.

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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.

Excerpt from Practical Horsemanship The design of the present book did not originate with myself, but'was suggested to me by others, who flatter me by thinking that I could write what might be acceptable and useful to many, on the subject of general practical horsemanship. Of course, wherever, and whenever, horsemanship is displayed, be it of what sort it may, it is practical; but I mean by the term to indicate such horse manship as is in every-day use. 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 Among technical treatises, that of Xenophon 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 earliest 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. My translation is made from the Greek text of Dindorf's Oxford edition. 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 Anglo-French Horsemanship The International Horse Shows held in London have proved that the combination of English and Continen tal methods Of horse training gives excellent results, and so these essays may be Of interest as they are the outcome of comprehensive investigations 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-air horsemanship, and in helping to make a horse into a good hack and hunter. I have collected the Opinions of many horsemen whose methods have proved to be sound and practical in many cases the same effect can be produced in various ways, and a rider will naturally select the means which best suits his own physique and temperament, if he can ride for his own pleasure; if not, he Will have to adapt himself as nearly as possible to the method which best pro duces uniformity. In no case do I emphasise the word should.' I am giving the opinion Of the majority supported by personal experience, and my only hope is that riders will think out their own problems, and by developing patience, tact, judgment, and common' sense, gain the great pleasure and benefit which good. 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.