GIVE YOUR HORSE A CHANCE; THE TRAINING OF HORSE AND RIDER FOR THREE-DAY EVENTS, SHOW-JUMPING AND HUNTING.

Reprint (first published 1959). xxiv, 544 pages. Hardcover: H 22.25cm x L 14.25cm. Dust jacket rubbed with some toning and soiling, nicks and short tears at edges, slender rippled tear near spine head, bottom corner of front flap is price-clipped; dj now presented in a mylar Brodart protector. Blue cloth, slight color fading to spine, gilt stamping to spine and front board remains bright. Four-line Christmas gift ink inscription on front free endpaper. Strong foxing to fore-edge with light foxing to top edge and bottom edge; some foxing and toning to front and rear endpapers; light foxing to a few adjoining initial and terminal leaves; strong foxing at bottoms of pages 2-3 but interior pages otherwise having minor occasional foxing at margins and otherwise still clean. Binding is firm. A very good- copy in a good+ dust jacket. With Foreword by His Grace The Duke of Beaufort, Preface by W.C. Steinkraus, Acknowledgements, Introduction, section of b/w plates on unpaged leaves, and Index. Text comprised of multiple chapters divided among five parts titled as: "Fundamental Objects of Riding;" "Methods of Communication with the Horse;" "Schooling the Rider and Horse in Jumping;" "The Three-Day Event;" and "Show Jumping." Please note that this thick book has an approximate shipping weight of 2.75 pounds (1.24 kg) and will require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. …