“The book leaves nothing to be desired on the score of lucidity and comprehensiveness.”—Veterinary Journal.
“The present edition is nearly double the size of the first one, and the additional articles are well and clearly written, and much increase the value of the work. We do not think that horse-owners in general are likely to find a more reliable and useful book for guidance in an emergency.”—The Field.
RIDING: on the Flat and Across Country.
A Guide to Practical Horsemanship. Illustrated by Sturgess. Third Edition, Revised and Enlarged. Imperial 16mo. 10s. 6d. [In the press.
“The book is one that no man who has ever sat in a saddle can fail to read with interest.”—Illustrated Sporting and Dramatic News.
“A master of his subject.”—Standard.
“An excellent book on riding.”—Truth.
“It has, however, been reserved for Captain Hayes to write what in our opinion will be generally accepted as the most comprehensive, enlightened, and ‘all round’ work on riding; bringing to bear, as he does, not only his own great experience, but the advice and practice of many of the best recognized horsemen of the period.”—The Sporting Life.
“An eminently practical teacher, whose theories are the outcome of experience, learned not in the study, but on the road, in the hunting-field, and on the racecourse.”—Baily’s Magazine.