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1891 · 183560 — London: Longmans Green & Co 1891. Hardcover. VG- shelfwear to boards and text block foxing spots to several pages in front and rear previous owner's name and inscription on ffep text and illustrations are otherwise clean and clear. Illustrated brown cloth boards silver and black lettering along with gilt lettering and gilt design on spine; illustrated end papers bw frontispiece with protective guard bw illustrated title page; xiii 423 pp 18 unnumbered leaves of plates bw illustrations throughout. From The Badminton library of sports and pastimes series.Illustrated by G.D. Giles Frank Dadd and J. Stuart Allan. Contents: Introduction / by His Grace the Duke of Beaufort K.G. &c. -- I. Riding to hounds / by the Earl of Suffolk and Berkshire -- II. The saddle-horse / by Alfred E.T. Watson -- III. Training the young horse / by Robert Weir -- IV. Hints on horsemanship / by Robert Weir -- V. Hands and seat / by Robert Weir -- VI. Race riding / by Alfred E.T. Watson -- VII. The colonial horse / by the Earl of Onslow G.C.M.G. Governor of New Zealand -- VIII. Early history of horsemanship / by E.L. Anderson -- Polo / by J. Moray Brown. Introductory -- I. The antiquity of polo -- II. Polo in England -- III. Polo in India -- IV. Rules and by-laws of polo -- V. Ground balls sticks goal-posts &c. -- VI. Breeds of ponies suitable for polo -- VII. The training of ponies -- VIII. Some famous players and ponies -- IX. How a polo match should be played -- Appendix. Lessons in riding / by Robert Weir -- Bibliography of riding -- Index. Longmans, Green & Co hardcover books