INTEODUCTION, 



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It is to be regretted that, in this 

 nation of horsemen, riding, as practised 

 in the schools, should have fallen into 

 disuse ; for the manege is the foundation 

 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-ecole. But, in most 



