A Method of Horsemanship, Founded Upon New Principles Including the Breaking and Training of Horses with Instructions for Obtaining a Good Seat.
Baucher, F. [ Francois ] .
Philadelphia: A. Hart, late Carey and Hart, 1852. Second American edition revised & corrected from the Ninth Paris Octavo. Slight fading to spine. Some wear to edges and corners of boards. Bumping to corners, head and heel of spine. Signed by previous owners on front and rear endpapers, with the card of one of the previous owners on the first pastedown. Covers scuffed. Some waterstains at top of edge of pages. Foxing on most pages. [13] - 254 p. with 9 p. of line plates. Baucher, a professional horseman with circus ties, was of the classical school of horse training and riding. His efforts to promote this style of training in the French cavalry were blocked despite the support of no less than Charles Oudinot, the son of Marshal Oudinot of Napoleonic fame. Very Good Hardcover in green cloth (Item ID: 10489)
$175.00
