An academy for grown horsemen ... by Bunbury Henry William 1750-1811

Author:Bunbury, Henry William, 1750-1811
Language: eng
Format: epub, pdf
Tags: Horses, Horsemanship
Publisher: London : Methuen
Published: 1905-03-25T05:00:00+00:00

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Haviiio- lono- been earnestly eno-aged in the stiulv of mathematical science, and beins: fond of riding, two pursuits usually thought incom-})atible, I have been enabled, by means of this singular union, to strike out some important discoveries in both branches. The mathematical improvements in riding will, I hope, deserve a place in the Annals of Horsemanship; my equestrian discoveries in mathematics you must permit me to reserve for the Ladies' Diary.

My love for equestrian agitation is, I believe, more general than that of any othei* person; for whatever satisfaction may be usually experienced by riders while they continue on the backs of their horses, I have never yet met with or been informed of one, who received any sensible delight from the circumstance of being violently projected from the saddle. But here. Sir, from my passionate fondness for the mathematics, I enjoy a manifest advantage. From the concussions, repercussions, 5

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