Bibliothèque mondiale du cheval

« […]Riding has become much more prevalent, and Pony Clubs are doing a great deal for the younger generation, and with this a demand for instruction on scientific lines grows. Gone are the days when people were told that experience was the best instructor, and grip the only aid. Now we realize the advantage of balance, and that much study is wanted, both by the instructor as well as the pupil, in order to turn out an efficient horseman.
More and more do we feel that we have much to learn from the Continent. The Italians have taught the world how to jump, the French and the Hungarians show us how to school. The Austrians have their Spanishe Hof Reit-Schüle, and we in England have our steeplechasing and hunting. The various branches of riding should not be viewed separately, as if they were in water-tight compartments, but should each contribute to a complete whole. The more we study the art of riding the more we understand how all the different parts fit together. The steeplechase jockey would be all the better if he studied haute école, the high-school rider would be improved with steeplechasing, and the hunting man with a course of show jumping. We all can learn from each other.
In these pages I have attempted to give the best tips from all countries, in the hope that I may have contributed a little bit to my long-cherished wish to make Englishmen the finest riders and horsemasters in the world.[…] » Présentation de l’éditeur (1935)