Bibliothèque mondiale du cheval

« […] At the request of a great number of my friends, I have been induced to publish this new mode of breaking - in and training horses, and of equitation, with every necessary explanation, and plain directions for the use of the “Surfaix Cavalier,” for the benefit of all classes; I , therefore, beg my readers to appreciate kindly my intention in translating a work which, I believe , will do good service; but if they should discover some sentences ungrammatically written , or ideas which are not developed, and phrases which do not follow each other according to the strict rules of English composition, I hope they will take into consideration the great difficulty which necessarily exists in translating a work of this especial nature. » Présentation de l’éditeur (1856)