'Spanish Riding School' and 'Piaffe and Passage' by Decarpentry

General Albert Decarpentry

ISBN 10: 0933316313 / ISBN 13: 9780933316317

Published by Xenophon Press LLC, 2013

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'Spanish Riding School' and 'Piaffe and Passage' by Decarpentry | General Albert Decarpentry | Taschenbuch | Kartoniert / Broschiert | Englisch | 2013 | Xenophon Press LLC | EAN 9780933316317 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: 'Spanish Riding School' and 'Piaffe and Passage' by Decarpentry
• Publisher: Xenophon Press LLC
• Publication Date: 2013
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0933316313
• ISBN 13: 9780933316317
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 254W x 178H x 8D millimeters 254 millimeters width by 178 millimeters height by 8 millimeters depth
• Weight: 275 grams
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

Originally published in 1947, The Spanish Riding School in Vienna: Home of the Art of Riding in Jeopardy was written by General Decarpentry to pay homage to this unique institution. After World War II, the viability of the Spanish Riding School was in question. Published in both French and English to illustrate and document the great work and traditions of the Viennese School. This book is a time capsule containing the history of the great riders and traditions of the Spanish School, including masters from the beginning of the nineteenth century. We carefully reproduce the original 69 photographs and paintings. Piaffer et Passage, first published in 1931 in French, was written to address the perceived weaknesses in international-level French riders and horses. Decarpentry gives unique insights from his personal experience, training his horse Professeur in these difficult movements. Xenophon Press has revisited the original French to help clarify vagueness that may have permeated previous English translations. Many unique French terms used by Decarpentry, like rassembler, have been restored and completely defined in English. The pairing of these two rare texts reflects Xenophon Press's mission of keeping classical equestrian literature accessible in English.