PREFACE 



I HAVE re-written and re-arranged Modern Horse- 

 manship for several reasons. In the first place, 

 I wished to introduce new matter ; then I de- 

 sired to be more clear and explicit upon certain 

 points than was the case in former editions ; and, 

 finally, by dividing the work into three parts I 

 could better indicate how far the method should 

 be followed for certain objects. 



As the work now stands. Part I. contains all 

 that it is necessary for one to know for ordinary 

 riding \ Part II. contains a method for the 

 thorough training of saddle-horses ; and Part III. 

 is devoted to the purely ornamental movements 

 of the manege. 



I have formed this method after thirty years' 

 study and practice of Horsemanship in various 

 countries. I have taken all that seemed best 

 from the systems in use in Continental Europe, 

 and I have added much that is original ; but 

 there is nothing in this work that is inconsistent 

 with accepted methods. 



