Fleisher, Colonel C.

Manual for Cossack Riding and Training of Horses [photocopy]

[Washington, DC]: 1908. Photocopy. Loose sheets. Pp. 49-102, 36 line ills. Trans. from the Russian by G.W. Read, Fifth U.S. Cavalry. Originally published in Professional Papers (U.S. Adjutant General Military Information Division, 18). PHOTOCOPY. Good (copy is dark but very readable). Item #10258

Covers basic riding and schooling, "riding over difficult ground," teaching horses to lie down and swim, correcting bad habits, etc. Includes famous cossack exercises, such as shooting from atop a rider's shoulders. Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate. (Wells 2509 cites original).

Price: $15.00