Xenophon: 32 books
by Xenophon
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2015
Of Darius and Parysatis were born two sons, the elder Artaxerxes, and the younger Cyrus. After Darius had fallen sick, and suspected that the end of his life was approaching, he was desirous that both of his sons should attend him.
The elder then happened to be present; Cyrus he sent for from the province...
Baucher and His School
With Appendix I: Recollections From LOUIS RUL and EUGÈNE CARON With Appendix II: Commentary by LOUIS SEEGER From his pamphlet: MR. BAUCHER AND HIS ART: A SERIOUS WORD WITH THE RIDERS OF GERMANY
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2011
Baucher and his School (1948) is an original biography of the “greatest écuyer of all time,” François Baucher. Decarpentry comments on the discoveries of one of the most prolific innovators in Equestrian Art. This book comprises the equestrian biography of Baucher, an analytical examination of...
Methodical Dressage of the Riding Horse and Dressage of the Outdoor Horse
From the Last Teaching of François Baucher as Recalled by One of His Students
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2010
Faverot de Kerbrech's 'Methodical Dressage of the Riding Horse' is considered the 'Bible of Baucherism'. Together with it, in 'Dressage of the Outdoor Horse' General de Lagarenne gives us the teaching of Faverot de Kerbrech. Both excellently translated by Michael L. M. Fletcher. A horseman of great repute,...
by Charles de Kunffy
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2013
The Ethics and Passions of Dressage, Expanded Edition calls the reader to a re-dedication to the art of riding and the traditions of classical horsemanship. Charles de Kunffy challenges the reader to ask questions such as “Should competition challenge or reinforce classical horsemanship?” Furthermore,...
ÉCOLE DE CAVALERIE (School of Horsemanship) The Expanded, Complete Edition of PART II
The Method of Training Horses, According to the Different Ways in Which They Will be Used. with an Appendix from Part I: Chapter VI On the Bridle
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
La Guérinière’s book, École de Cavalerie, was first published in 1731 and again under different titles between 1733 and 1802. This expanded edition contains all Chapters I - XXII of Part II of École de Cavalerie : The Method of Training Horses According to the Different Ways in Which They Will...
by Stephanie Grant Millham
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
This book represents a fascinating compilation of conversations, notes from Nuno Oliveira’s lessons, biographical material and observations about his teachings, as well as a personal journey about what it was like to study under the Master despite a significant physical disability. Within these pages...
Divide and Conquer Book 1
Fundamental Dressage Techniques
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
*** Calm, Forward and Straight***must always serve as a guideline during the training and the order should not be interchanged. On this subject, all Riding Schools worldwide agree. These schools diverge only in their style due to the culture of their own country.
In these volumes,...
H. Dv. 12
Army Riding Regulation 12
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2014
The Riding Regulation H. Dv. 12 in its last edition of 1937 is the foundation of German classical horsemanship. Authored by the German cavalry experts and issued by the German army commander-in-chief, these guidelines governed all training of remounts and recruits with the goal of creating a sound, able,...
by Antoine de Coux
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2015
This is the only English translation of 'Paroles du Maitre' by Antoine de Coux Antoine de Coux, a magistrate in the Belgian Congo, was undoubtedly one of the most loyal students of Master Nuno Oliveira. From 1966, when they met and became close friends, until Oliveira's death in 1989, Antoine de Coux...
François Baucher
The Man and His Method
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
François Baucher (1796-1863) was the center of one of the most famous controversies in the development of modern equitation. Baucher introduced the one tempi flying changes at the canter, but in nineteenth century France his circus performances and methods of haute école training were attacked. Attempts...
by Lisbeth Asay
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2018
Lisbeth Asay tells a story of salvation and adventure from the point of view of Lipizzaner stallion, Siglavy Sagana II.
*I, Siglavy *will delight, touch and inspire.
Based on a true story, the stallion, Siglavy reflects on his life, the people and animals in it. Over a period of seven...
The Italian Tradition of Equestrian Art
A Survey of the Treatises on Horsemanship from the Renaissance and the Centuries following
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2014
At the mid point of the sixteenth century, a Neapolitan gentleman, Federico Grisone, published, for the first time, a printed book about the art of training the horse “for the use of war” and on the secrets to “emend his defects.” The work was a huge and immediate success and was soon emulated...
by Charles de Kunffy
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 21, 2014
Charles de Kunffy retells the dramatic events of his privileged and turbulent young life. A European nobleman in the stormy years of World War II and the Hungarian Revolution perseveres to become a prominent equestrian. During the Soviet occupation, de Kunffy finds a life-saving island of tranquility...
'To Amaze the People with Pleasure and Delight"
The horsemanship manuals of William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle
Language: English
Release Date: August 20, 2015
William Cavendish, first Duke of Newcastle’s passions included women, music, writing, theatre and, perhaps above all, the finest horses. He was a widely acknowledged expert in the art of the riding horse, and his works laid the foundation for classical dressage. Mastery in horsemanship was the mark...