{"product_id":"treatise-on-the-resistances-of-the-horse-gerhardt","title":"Treatise on the Resistances of the Horse","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRE-ORDER: Orders to be shipped on 1 December 2026.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAppearing in English for the first time, Gerhardt’s \u003cem\u003eTreatise on the Resistances of the Horse\u003c\/em\u003e brings a seminal 1877 French dressage text to English-speaking readers.  Still widely respected and used in France, it explores the many obstacles riders can meet when training difficult horses, examines the causes that underpin them and provides a step-by-step guide to addressing them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eGerhardt, Baucher and the French school\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA cavalry officer who trained at St-Cyr and became \u003cem\u003eécuyer en chef\u003c\/em\u003e at the École de cavalerie at Saumur, Gerhardt developed the preparatory work in hand, or \u003cem\u003etravail à pied \u003c\/em\u003e(literally, 'work on foot'), later adopted by Baucher himself.  One of Baucher’s earlier pupils, Gerhardt did not approve of the later changes to Baucher’s method that became known as the “Second Manner”.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAbout this edition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe first English translation (with the original French text included, side by side)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword by prominent Baucherist Julie Dudragne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContributions by Baucher scholar Dominique Ollivier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew paperback, signed by the translator\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA book for readers interested in in-hand work, classical dressage, French equitation and the history of horse training.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover artwork: Jill Soukup, \u003cem\u003eTrickling Faces\u003c\/em\u003e, oil, 29.5 × 31.5 inches. © 2019 Jill Soukup.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mangaiti Equine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67640768200978,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0744\/4391\/5538\/files\/GerhardtcoverFINAL_aadada7a-39f5-475e-b889-7960a7a2738d.png?v=1792790932","url":"https:\/\/mangaitiequine.com\/products\/treatise-on-the-resistances-of-the-horse-gerhardt","provider":"Mangaiti Equine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}