Bibliothèque mondiale du cheval

« I think it fit that I should offer some explanation for advocating the school system of training, since it is generally regarded as something fanciful and useless, if not positively mischievous. I shall first say a few words concerning the importance of a thorough method in the training of horses for the saddle, and I shall then answer, as far as I am able, the objections that are raised against the systems of the schools.[...]
Is it not well to go further, and to teach the horse a ready and precise obedience to the every wish of his rider ? For the object of school methods is simply to acquire control over the horse under all circumstances, and the various movements practised are, for the purpose of rendering him quick and willing to answer the demands of his rider.[...]
A perfectly schooled horse is a horse perfectly fitted for any use; and a rider who has a seat that permits him to apply the aids in the vigorous movements of the manege is prepared for any emergency, upon the road or in the field. » Présentation de l’éditeur (1882)