This vintage book contains a complete guide to horsemanship, being a treatise on its fundamental principles with instructions for riding, breaking, use of equipment, training, and more. This timeless book is highly recommended for modern equestrians, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of related literature. Contents Include: “New method of giving the Rider a good Seat”, “Control and Distribution of Energy”, “The Suppling Exercises” “Suppling the Hindquarters”, “The Use of the Horse's Energy by the Rider”, “Concentration of the Horse's Energy by the Rider”, “The Canter”, “Jumping”, “The Piaffer”, “Scheme of Work”, “A Concise Explanation of the Method by means of Question and Answer”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on horses for pleasure and utility. This book was originally published in 1854.