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  • The Quest for Lightness in Equitation and Equestrian Questions (translation)

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    This well-researched book offers a look at the life of the great French general, Alexis-Francois L'Hotte and includes Hilda Nelson's complete translation of his much-quoted Questions Equestres, here entitled Equestrian Questions.Alexis-François L'Hotte (1825-1904) was sent to the Ecole de Cavalerie at Saumur to pursue his equestrian talent. He became the pupil of both François Baucher and comte d ... Leer más

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  • François Baucher: Including

    New Method of Horsemanship & Dialogues on Equitation by Francois Baucher

    de HILDA NELSON ...
    François Baucher (1796-1863) was the center of one of the most famous controversies in the development of modern equitation. Baucher introduced the one tempi flying changes at the canter, but in nineteenth century France his circus performances and methods of haute école training were attacked. Attempts to introduce his theories to the French Cavalry were blocked, although he is now recognized as ... Leer más

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  • GREAT HORSEWOMEN OF THE 19TH CENTURY IN THE CIRCUS : and an Epilogue on Four Contemporary Écuyeres

    Catherine Durand Henriquet, Eloise Schwarz King, Géraldine Katharina Knie, and Katja Schumann Binder

    de HILDA NELSON ...
    "Circus was quite a serious thing in nineteenth and early twentieth century Europe. Edmond and Jules de Goncourt noted in their Journal "We go to only one theater--the Circus. There we see clowns, tumblers....there is no false exhibition of talent..." Balzac believed that a circus equestrienne was worth more respect than an actress, a prima ballerina or an opera prima donna. And indeed, ... Leer más

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  • Les Misérables

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    Traducido por Julie Rose ...
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  • Ourika

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  • RACINET EXPLAINS BAUCHER

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