The Chamberlin Reader

<p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(26 26 26);><strong><em>The Chamberlin Reader</em></strong> reveals the origins and methods of legendary American horseman Harry Chamberlin's riding system and tells the story of how American riding evolved in the twentieth century.</p><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(26 26 26);><strong><em>The Chamberlin Reader</em> contains Chamberlin's difficult-to-find writings on: </strong></p><ul><li>Jumping</li><li>Evaluating horses and their conformation</li><li>Re-training off-the-track Thoroughbreds polo ponies and cavalry horses</li><li>Developing the rider's seat</li><li>Riding cross-country</li><li>Training methods that helped William Steinkraus win Olympic Gold in 1968 </li><li>Excerpts from texts that Chamberlin studied at West Point and in the basic and the advanced horsemanship courses at Ft. Riley's Mounted Service School.</li></ul><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(26 26 26);><strong>And a rich collection of rare photos including:</strong></p><ul><li>Never-before-published photos of the Inter-Allied Games of 1919 where the Italian jumping performance causes American officers to question traditional principles</li><li>Reprint of a rare French cavalry booklet that describes in photos the Cavalry School at Saumur published when Chamberlin studied there</li><li>Photos of Tor di Quinto where Chamberlin astounded his teachers while evaluating the Italian jumping and training methods\</li><li>Photos of the 1932 Olympics where the United States won its first Gold medals in Eventing and where Chamberlin won the Silver medal in Stadium Jumping</li><li>Photos of the Chamberlin inspired methods of Ft. Riley.</li></ul><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(26 26 26);><br></p><p style=margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 9px; line-height: normal; font-family: "Times New Roman"; color: rgb(26 26 26);><em>The Chamberlin Reader</em> describes the milestones in Harry Chamberlin's career during which he created the foundation for what George H. Morris calls <strong>The American Jumping Style<em> </em></strong>and establishes what James Wofford calls <strong>a whole new system</strong> for training horses and riders. </p><p>This book is the companion volume to <em>General Chamberlin: America's Equestrian Genius</em> and contains valuable insights into the art and science of riding and training horses.</p>