Art of Horsemanship (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Art of Horsemanship<br><br>Among technical treatises that of Xeno phon on Horsemanship is almost unique in one particular. Even after more than twenty three centuries it is still in the main a sound and excellent guide for so much of the field as it covers. This fact together with the simple and delightful manner in which the subject is treated has led me to think that some who are not able or do not care to approach the book in the original Greek might like''to read a translation of the earli est known work on the horse and how to ride him. To be sure there have already been versions in English; but these seem to me and have seemed to others unsatisfactory.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.