1894. Anderson, Edward L. Curb, Snaffle, and Spur: A Method of Training Young Horses for the Cavalry Service and for General Use under the Saddle. Boston: Little, Brown, 1894. 132p, 32 "photographs from the life." Good hardcover (tan cloth, soiled). Internally very good and clean. No d.j. (if issued?). From..... More
Atthenont, J. Le Cheval a l'Heure de la Voltige: Manuel theorique et pratique de voltige. Coutances: Imprimerie Notre-Dame 1968. 94p, many line ills. Good paperbound (shelfsoil). In French. ** Guide to equestrian vaulting and gymnastics. (Wells 374) Can be sent outside the U.S. for less than the default shipping rate..... More
1990. Bruns, Ursula. Reiten mit FS: Freizeit im Sattel. Bonn, n.d. [ca. 1990]. 136p, many photos and line ills. Very good paperbound. In German. ** Collection of wide-ranging articles on recreational riding of many kinds, training horses for many disciplines, etc. Includes riding Icelandic horses, how to pony a horse..... More
Rowlandson, Thomas. Gambado, Geoffrey, pseud. [Henry William Bunbury]. An Academy for Grown Horsemen. Westport, CT: Richard W. Ellis (The Georgian Press) 1930. Ca. 64p, 12 color pls. (reproductions of the Thomas Rowlandson illustrations in the London 1809 edition). Good hardcover (spine frayed); internally very good. No d.j. or slipcase, if..... More
![Practical Horsemanship [cover reads: Riding]. W. A. Kerr](/pictures/thumb/16539.jpg?v=1616349395)
1891. Kerr, W.A. Practical Horsemanship [cover reads: Riding: The All-England Series]]. London: George Bell 1891. 222p + 10p of publisher's ads, several photos and line ills. Fair hardcover: shaken, covers soiled, page removed between last page of text and first page of ads (an announcement for Kerr's book on sidesaddle..... More
![Die Reitkunst im Bilde [supplement]. Ludwig Koch](/pictures/thumb/1114.jpg?v=1580568188)
Koch, Ludwig. Koch, Ludwig. Die Reitkunst im Bilde. Vienna: Campagne-Reitergesellschaft, n.d. [1928]. 95p, many line ills. by the author. Good hardcover (back cover partly dampstained); no d.j. In German. ** Text and illustrations of basic principles of the horse's balance, movement, and use of the back, on the flat and..... More
Fotheringill, George A. Paget, J. Otho, et al. Horses, Guns and Dogs. NY: Longmans, Green 1903. xii, 254p, several line ills. + 4 color pls. Pictorial cloth, gilt stamped, with illustration signed "GAF" (George A. Fotheringill). Light marginal wear; overall a nice bright copy. ** Lively advice for boys on..... More
1949. Puhris, M.A. Parallelen des Lebens. Noeis 1949. N.p., several pls., a few in color. Very good hardcover in good d.j. (small tears). In German. ** Collection of 248 worldwide aphorisms, proverbs, nuggets of wisdom, literary excerpts, etc., on riding, the horse, and the rider. The sources include the Bible..... More
1922. R.A. School of Equitation. R.A. School of Equitation, India. [cover title]. Allahabad: Pioneer Press 1923. 99p, over 160 small line ills. showing the gaits. Good hardcover (covers silverfished); internally very good. No title page, apparently as issued. ** Manual on how to teach recruits "for the use of officers..... More
1952. Santini, Piero. The Riding Instructor. London: Country Life 1952. 161p, 34 line ills. + many photos. Very good hardcover (edges lightly faded) in good d.j. (edges torn). ** The third title in Santini's trilogy of books on horsemanship based on the Italian cavalry tradition as interpreted by Caprilli. Written..... More
1891. Struss, Henry W. Ring-Riding: Being a Collection of Movements and Commands Designed for the Use of Riding-Schools and Riding-Clubs. NY: Appleton 1891. 139p, 142 line ills. Good hardcover (covers lightly rubbed, stained); internally very good. Owner's ink name. ** A wealth of drill formations and instructions, chiefly for 12..... More
New York: Boots & Saddles Riding School, N.d. [1937?]. First (only) edition. Paperback original. 60p +4p of ads; many mostly small photos and line ills. Surveys the first 10 years of this influential riding school, which had by then taught over 3,000 students. The three founders and instructors were Kader..... More
