{"product_id":"the-chamberlin-reader-the-education-and-writings-of-hd-chamberline-1907-9781948717267","title":"The Chamberlin Reader: The Education and Writings of H.D. Chamberline 1907-","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chamberlin Reader\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e reveals the origins and methods of legendary American horseman, Harry Chamberlin's riding system and tells the story of how American riding evolved in the twentieth century.\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chamberlin Reader\u003c\/em\u003e contains Chamberlin's difficult-to-find writings on: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJumping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEvaluating horses and their conformation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRe-training off-the-track Thoroughbreds, polo ponies, and cavalry horses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeveloping the rider's seat\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRiding cross-country\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraining methods that helped William Steinkraus win Olympic Gold in 1968 \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExcerpts from texts that Chamberlin studied at West Point and in the basic and the advanced horsemanship courses at Ft. Riley's Mounted Service School.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnd a rich collection of rare photos including: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNever-before-published photos of the Inter-Allied Games of 1919 where the Italian jumping performance causes American officers to question traditional principles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReprint of a rare French cavalry booklet that describes in photos the Cavalry School at Saumur published when Chamberlin studied there\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotos of Tor di Quinto where Chamberlin astounded his teachers while evaluating the Italian jumping and training methods\\\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotos of the 1932 Olympics where the United States won its first Gold medals in Eventing and where Chamberlin won the Silver medal in Stadium Jumping\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhotos of the Chamberlin inspired methods of Ft. Riley.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Chamberlin Reader\u003c\/em\u003e describes the milestones in Harry Chamberlin's career during which he created the foundation for what George H. Morris calls \u003cstrong\u003e\"The American Jumping Style\"\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eand establishes what James Wofford calls \u003cstrong\u003e\"a whole new system\"\u003c\/strong\u003e for training horses and riders. \u003cp\u003eThis book is the companion volume to \u003cem\u003eGeneral Chamberlin: America's Equestrian Genius\u003c\/em\u003e and contains valuable insights into the art and science of riding and training horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChamberlin, Harry D.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Few men in the horse world have had the advantage of the author's education: a graduate of Tor di Quinto, Italy, and Saumur, France, and of the United States Cavalry School at Fort Riley; observer at the German school at Hanover, and at Weedon, England; instructor at Fort Riley and West Point; member of the American team at the Inter-Allied Games in Paris, 1919; member of famous teams at the 1920 and 1928 Olympics, and captain of the victorious one at Los Angeles in 1932. Leader of the successful United States teams in international military competitions: 1929, 1930, 1931, he has with his teammates also participated in horse shows held in Poland, Ireland, France and Germany and has assimilated, not only the wisdom of the past but the practice of the present. Impressive as this great range of training and experience is, it cannot account for a Chamberlin, for a truly great horseman is a genius, endowed with the fine sensibilities of an artist, combined with keen perception, cool judgment, courage, discretion, unfailing patience, and infinite tact. - John Cudahy\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMatha, Warren C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Warren C. Matha retired from structured finance consulting in 2005. He inherited his lifetime love of horses, history, and cavalry from his father who served as an instructor in the horsemanship department at Ft. Riley and rode border patrol with the horse-mounted 5th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Cavalry Division. His father insisted, as a prerequisite to buying a horse, that he study, at age 14, the US Cavalry's manual Horsemanship and Horsemastership as the source of all equestrian wisdom. He studied basic dressage with Thomas Poulin; he spent 45 minutes a day, 4 days a week, for 5 months on a longing line under the critical eye of Sharon Poulin, the wife of the Bronze Team medalist Michael Poulin. He spent an extended time in Europe to observe the training protocols of the riding schools at Saumur, Warendorf, and Vienna. George H. Morris' discussion in The American Jumping Style regarding the contributions of American cavalry officers to show jumping inspired him to write the Chamberlin biography and its companion volume as a continuation of Mr. Morris' fine work. He has ridden horses, off and on, for 60 years.","brand":"Xenophon Press LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50922613080338,"sku":"9781948717267","price":36.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db49957c-1f1a-497e-bdef-670e0237109c.jpg?v=1738934690","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-chamberlin-reader-the-education-and-writings-of-hd-chamberline-1907-9781948717267","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}