Ecole de Cavalerie by Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere, one of the bibles of classical dressage, most famous for its introduction of the shoulder-in. According to Col. Alois Podhajsky, this is "the most revolutionary book on riding of all times. Its principles are still applied unaltered at the Spanish Court Riding School and may be seen there in daily use." by Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere

William Steinkraus writes: "The first of the great 18th-century masterpieces, Francois Robichon de la Guerinieres Ecole de Cavalerie, boasts not only a marvelous and ground-breaking text---a...

Francois Robichon de la Gueriniere (1688-1751) was born in Essay, a small town near Alencon, where his father was a lawyer; he was also an officer at the court of the Duchess of Orleans. La Gueriniere was a pupil of Antoine de Vendeuil, who was "Ecuyer ordinaire de la grande ecurie" in Versailles between 1680 and 1717. In 1715, de la Gueriniere received the title as "Ecuyer du Roi," which entitled him to give lessons. In 1730, Prince Charles of Lorraine, "Grand Ecuyer de France" (Master of the Horse) named him director of the Royal Stables at the Tuileries, which had been founded by Antoine...