LONDON : PRINTED IT R. E, ALLRY & co., 13 WATERLOO PLACE,

AND

SCHOOL A HORSE.

WITH A SYSTEM OF HORSE GYMNASTICS.

BY

EDWARD L. ANDERSON.

“ Already a good horseman, he was now initiated into the arts
of the manage, which, when carried to perfection, almost realize
the fable of the Centaur, the guidance of the horse appearing to
proceed from the rider's mere volition, rather than from the use.
of any external and apparent signal of motion."-WAVERLEY.

LONDON:
W. H. ALLEN & CO., 13 WATERLOO PLACE.

1881.

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INTRODUCTION.

It is to be regretted that, in this
nation of horsemen, riding, as practised
in the schools, should have fallen into
disuse ; for the manége is the founda-
tion of horsemanship. This neglect is
owing, in a great measure, to the
prejudice that once prevailed against
the formal seat and the unnecessary
airs of la haute-école. But, in most