Saturday, January 28, 2006

Static Horsemanship




















L’Écuyer Français qui Enseigne à Monter à Cheval et à Voltiger by L. Imbotti de Beaumont in 1679 [again, at the Danish Veterinary and Agricultural Library] is apparently one of the first texts to outline the methods of trick riding (link updated Sept 2013). Imbotti drew his inspiration from William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle.

{Perhaps they were practising for a race?}
[Reminiscent of de Moulin]
Posted by peacay at

1 comment:

  1. Fritz20 May, 2007 11:14

    Hi
    I have this book from Imbotti de Beaumont "L'Escuyer Francois". Do you know how much it worth?
    thank you
    Fritz

    ReplyDelete

Comments are all moderated so don't waste your time spamming: they will never show up.

If you include ANY links that aren't pertinent to the blog post or discussion they will be deleted and a rash will break out in your underwear.

Also: please play the ball and not the person.

Note: only a member of this blog may post a comment.