Equestrian Wisdom: 19 Classic Books on Riding and Horse Care
Nineteenth-Century Riding, Horse Care, Cavalry Skill, and Humane HorsemanshipBy Belle Beach, Alice M. Hayes, Price Collier, Edward L. Anderson, Theodore H. Mead, W. A. Kerr, C. De Hurst, Elizabeth Karr, G. J. Whyte-Melville, François Baucher, Theodore Ayrault Dodge, Mrs. Power O'Donoghue, Samuel C. Wayte, Sir Francis Bond Head, H. L. de Bussigny, Theo. Stephenson Browne, Maurice Hartland Mahon, Richard Cobbold, Charles Douglas, A. I. Douglas
Length98h 42m
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Equestrian Wisdom: 19 Classic Books on Riding and Horse Care gathers a capacious nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century archive of horsemanship, uniting practical instruction with sporting memoir, veterinary observation, military experience, and reflections on the human–horse partnership. Its varied prose moves from systematic discussions of seat, rein, and stable management to vivid accounts of hunting, travel, and the ethics of handling spirited animals. Particularly compelling are the volume's contrasts between Continental principles of dressage and British traditions of riding, breeding, and field sport. The contributors—among them riders, soldiers, sporting writers, trainers, and observers of rural life—represent the broad culture of equestrian knowledge before the modern professionalization of animal science. Figures associated with cavalry practice, classical riding, foxhunting, and domestic stablecraft bring distinct regional and social perspectives to the same enduring questions: how horses learn, how riders communicate, and how care conditions performance. Together, these voices illuminate the transmission of riding traditions across national boundaries and between practical experience and literary expression. This anthology is recommended for riders, historians of sport and animal studies, and readers interested in nineteenth-century cultural life. It offers an unusual opportunity to compare techniques, assumptions, and narrative styles within one volume, while tracing both continuities and disagreements in equestrian thought. Its breadth makes it valuable as a reference, a historical resource, and a stimulating dialogue among classic advocates of humane, skilled horsemanship.
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GenreOther, Literary Classics
Length98 hrs 42 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 4, 2025
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual
2The Young Lady's Equestrian Manual
3PREFACE.
4RULES OF THE ROAD.
5EXERCISES IN THE PACES.
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6Riding for Ladies
7Riding for Ladies
8CHAPTER IV.
9CHAPTER V.
10Riding for Ladies: With Hints on the Stable
11INTRODUCTION.
12CHAPTER I. OUGHT CHILDREN TO RIDE?
13CHAPTER II. FOR MOTHERS AND CHILDREN.
14CHAPTER III. FIRST HINTS TO A LEARNER.
15CHAPTER IV. SELECTING A MOUNT.
16CHAPTER V. THE LADY’S DRESS ON HORSEBACK.
17CHAPTER VI. THE LADY’S DRESS ON HORSEBACK (continued).
18CHAPTER VII. BITTING.
19CHAPTER VIII. SADDLING.
20CHAPTER IX. LEARNING TO RIDE. HOW TO SIT—TO WALK—TO CANTER—AND TO TROT.
21CHAPTER X. REINS, VOICE, AND WHIP.
22CHAPTER XI. RIDING ON THE ROAD.
23CHAPTER XII. PACES, VICES, AND FAULTS.
24CHAPTER XIII. A LESSON IN LEAPING.
25CHAPTER XIV. MANAGING REFUSERS.
26CHAPTER XV. FALLING.
27CHAPTER XVI. HUNTING OUTFIT CONSIDERED.
28CHAPTER XVII. ECONOMY IN RIDING DRESS.
29CHAPTER XVIII. HACKS AND HUNTERS.
30CHAPTER XIX. IN THE HUNTING-FIELD.
31CHAPTER XX. SHOEING.
32CHAPTER XXI. FEEDING.
33CHAPTER XXII. STABLING.
34CHAPTER XXIII. DOCTORING.
35CHAPTER XXIV. BREEDING.
36CHAPTER XXV. TRAINING.
37CHAPTER XXVI. A BUDGET OF “TIPS”.
38How Women Should Ride
39How Women Should Ride
40INTRODUCTION
41IV
42VIII
43XI
44XIV
45Horsemanship for Women
46Horsemanship for Women
47ILLUSTRATIONS.
48LESSON III. TO HOLD THE BIT LIGHTLY, USING THE SNAFFLE.
49LESSON XVI. BACKING.
50PART III. LEAPING.
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