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Handbook of Horsemanship / HERSCHBERGER H. R., 1845
The handbook of horsemanship containing plain practical rules for riding, and hints to the reader on the selection of horses. By H. R. Herschberger, Instructor of Riding at the U.S. Military Academy. With cuts, illustrating the various kinds of bits, paces or gaits of the horse, and pratices for the accomplished horseman. / HERSCHBERGER H. R.
: London , Henry G. Clarke & Co., 1845
: 1 vol.
: 60 p.
: in-32
Anglais

: Equitation / Initiation - travail du cavalier

« After a connection of nearly nine years with the Cavalry Service, and a close observance of every thing relating to Horsemanship, the Author of this work has endeavoured to convey practical information on all Equestrian Exercises by an easy and progressive method.
To make the work more intelligible and interesting to all admirers of the Horse and his performances, stable and jockey - terms have been substituted for all hard names; and as it is almost exclusively devoted to the Art of Riding, any reference to the veterinary art and all anatomical descriptions, with their technicalities, have been studiously avoided.[…] » Présentation de l’éditeur (1845)