Considerable as is the space allotted to jumping, it is not too great in view of the popularity of cross-country riding. We find in it nothing to criticise.—Philadelphia Record.
Written in a pleasant, sympathetic vein and in almost conversational form, it has an abundance of keen hints and graceful thoughts on horseback riding as an art.—Cincinnati Commercial Gazette.
He covers the whole ground of good horsemanship, not as an amateur or theorist, but as one who knows all the facts with which he deals.—San Francisco Chronicle.
Col. Dodge is an expert in all the finesse and paraphernalia of horses and horseback-riding…. The advice is sound and simple and very direct.—The Critic (New York).
The chapters on the training of horse and rider are full of sound information, clearly stated, and practical to the last.—Journal of Military Service Institution (New York).
A lover of horses will find in this volume a book which will give him unlimited pleasure.—The Book-Buyer (New York).
This book will be given an enthusiastic welcome by all lovers of equestrianism.—Chicago Journal.
The hearty animal spirits which gallop through its pages are catching.—New York Mail and Express.
Col. Dodge is a charming teacher.—Boston Herald.
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