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38: 146: 295:, "The School of Horsemanship", which was published in parts between 1729 and 1731, and as a complete work in 1733, is an important book on the training of the horse, detailing equitation, veterinary treatment, and general horsemanship. This book has become an important text for the 302:
De La Guérinière gave exercises to increase suppleness and balance of the horse, and a progressive schooling system to reach an overall goal: a light, obedient, calm horse that was a pleasure to ride. De La Guérinière is also credited with the invention of the
267:, and he began as a director of an equestrian academy in Paris, a position which he held for 15 years and which earned him a reputation as an instructor and rider. This led to an appointment by the 403: 55: 102: 74: 81: 250:, France. He spent most of his early years in Normandy. Although his brother Pierre des Brosses de La Guérinière directed the Académie d'équitation in 383:École de cavalerie, contenant la connoissance, l'instruction et la conservation du cheval. Avec figures en taille-douce. Par M. de La Guérinière,... 359:École de cavalerie, contenant la connoissance, l'instruction et la conservation du cheval, avec figures en taille douce, par M. de La Guérinière... 88: 375:
Manuel de Cavalerie: ou l'on enseigne... la connoissance du Cheval l'embouchure... l'osteologie du cheval, ses maladies, & leurs remedes...
70: 330:. De La Guérinière states the rider must also have a good seat in order to have a soft, light hand, and makes several references to 331: 95: 367:
Elémens de cavalerie: Contenant la connoissance du cheval, l'embouchure, la ferrure, la selle, &c. avec un traité du haras
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Ecole de Cavallerie: contenant un Recueil ou abregé Methodique des Principes qui regardent la connoissance des Chevaux...
121: 457: 442: 59: 291:, which he called the "alpha and omega of all exercises"; he was the first to describe it. His treatise 437: 272: 268: 48: 296: 452: 447: 8: 255: 222:(1688–1751) was a French riding master who had a profound effect on accepted methods for 416: 275:, as Directeur du Manège des Tuileries in 1730. He held the position of Equerry to 381: 357: 373: 365: 349: 351:
Ecole de cavalerie contenant l'ostéologie etc. Sieur de La Guérinière, 4e leçon
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and punishments while riding. He advises the use of the shoulder-in at all
319: 288: 239: 158: 145: 323: 243: 276: 37: 247: 227: 258:, de La Guérinière's most influential instructor was de Vendeuil. 327: 254:, originally established in 1594 by another French master, 251: 318:(Paris, 1733), de La Guérinière stresses the use of few 226:, and one of the most influential writers on the art of 287:
De La Guérinière is credited for the invention of the
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In 1715, de La Guérinière received his diploma as an
62:. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. 429: 418:Manuel du libraire et de l'amateur de livres 262: 238:De La Guérinière was born on 8 May 1688 at 421:(in French). F. Didot. Accessed July 2011. 122:Learn how and when to remove this message 332:William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle 14: 430: 409: 370:. Paris: chez les frères Guerin, 1741 362:. Paris: impr. de J. Collombat, 1733 71:"François Robichon de La Guérinière" 60:adding citations to reliable sources 31: 24: 337: 282: 220:François Robichon de La Guérinière 138:François Robichon de La Guérinière 25: 469: 404:au:La Guérinière, WorldCat search 397: 179:riding master, writer on dressage 144: 36: 415:Jacques-Charles Brunet (1862). 406:. WorldCat. Accessed July 2011. 47:needs additional citations for 386:. Paris: Huart et Moreau, 1751 13: 1: 390: 354:, Paris: Jacques Guerin, 1731 7: 10: 474: 273:Prince Charles of Lorraine 233: 279:until his death in 1751. 207: 199: 191: 183: 175: 165: 152: 143: 136: 458:Writers on horsemanship 443:Classical horsemanship 269:Grand écuyer de France 263: 297:Spanish Riding School 293:L'École de Cavalerie 56:improve this article 27:French riding-master 316:Ecole de Cavallerie 256:Antoine de Pluvinel 212:Ecole de Cavallerie 438:Dressage trainers 217: 216: 132: 131: 124: 106: 16:(Redirected from 465: 422: 413: 407: 401: 326:, including the 266: 148: 134: 133: 127: 120: 116: 113: 107: 105: 64: 40: 32: 21: 18:De la Guérinière 473: 472: 468: 467: 466: 464: 463: 462: 428: 427: 426: 425: 414: 410: 402: 398: 393: 340: 338:Published works 285: 283:Riding theories 236: 170: 157: 139: 128: 117: 111: 108: 65: 63: 53: 41: 28: 23: 22: 15: 12: 11: 5: 471: 461: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 424: 423: 408: 395: 394: 392: 389: 388: 387: 379: 371: 363: 355: 347: 339: 336: 309:counter-canter 284: 281: 235: 232: 224:horse training 215: 214: 209: 205: 204: 201: 197: 196: 193: 189: 188: 185: 181: 180: 177: 173: 172: 167: 163: 162: 154: 150: 149: 141: 140: 137: 130: 129: 44: 42: 35: 26: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 470: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 435: 433: 420: 419: 412: 405: 400: 396: 385: 384: 380: 377: 376: 372: 369: 368: 364: 361: 360: 356: 353: 352: 348: 345: 342: 341: 335: 333: 329: 325: 321: 317: 314:In his book, 312: 310: 306: 305:flying change 300: 298: 294: 290: 280: 278: 274: 270: 265: 264:écuyer du roi 259: 257: 253: 249: 245: 241: 231: 229: 225: 221: 213: 210: 208:Notable works 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 178: 174: 168: 164: 160: 155: 151: 147: 142: 135: 126: 123: 115: 112:November 2011 104: 101: 97: 94: 90: 87: 83: 80: 76: 73: –  72: 68: 67:Find sources: 61: 57: 51: 50: 45:This article 43: 39: 34: 33: 30: 19: 417: 411: 399: 382: 374: 366: 358: 350: 346:Mernier 1730 343: 315: 313: 301: 292: 286: 260: 237: 219: 218: 211: 118: 109: 99: 92: 85: 78: 66: 54:Please help 49:verification 46: 29: 453:1751 deaths 448:1688 births 299:of Vienna. 289:shoulder-in 192:Nationality 169:2 July 1751 159:Essay, Orne 432:Categories 391:References 176:Occupation 156:8 May 1688 82:newspapers 277:Louis XIV 307:and the 248:Normandy 228:dressage 184:Language 161:, France 244:Alençon 242:, near 234:History 203:Baroque 96:scholar 328:gallop 200:Period 195:French 187:French 98:  91:  84:  77:  69:  324:gaits 240:Essay 171:Paris 103:JSTOR 89:books 320:aids 252:Caen 166:Died 153:Born 75:news 246:in 58:by 434:: 334:. 311:. 271:, 230:. 125:) 119:( 114:) 110:( 100:· 93:· 86:· 79:· 52:. 20:)

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