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This antique book contains a detailed guide on training horses, especially written with a view of presenting a method for training young horses for the cavalry service and for general use under the saddle. A book of timeless value, this text will be of much interested to anyone interested in the historical uses of horses, and constitutes a valuable tool for training horses to this day. The chapters of this book include: Handling the Young Horse; Riding the Young Horse; Hand and Heel - The Trot, The Walk, Changes of Direction; Supplying and Collecting - The Union and Balance of the Forces; Reversed Pirouettes, Low Pirouettes, Bending Head in Action - Travers and Renvers; etcetera. Originally published in 1894, this text is proudly republished now complete with a new introduction on the subject.