Xenophon on Horsemanship: The Oldest Riding Manual We Still Read Jul 9, 2026 Zachary Leyden Around 355 BC, an aging Athenian cavalry veteran wrote down what he knew about buying, keeping, and schooling a horse. Men had written about horses before him, and nearly all of it is dust. His surviv... History of Horsemanship The Old Masters & Classical Tradition Read more
