78/2224 [Horses and horsemanship]. La Gueriniere, F.R. de. Ecole de cavalerie, contenant la connoissance, l'instruction, et la conservation du cheval. Paris, J. Guerin, 1756, 2 vols., (16),320; (4),300p., engr. frontisp. by B. AUDRAN after C. PARROCEL, portrait of the author by S.H. THOMASSIN after TOQUET, 31 (fold.) plates by C. PARROCEL (incl. 3 (of 4) fold.), contemp. unif. gilt hcalf.

- Lacks 1 fold. plate and 1 fold. plate dam. (lacks right half); occas. (sl.) foxed. Backstrips and corners rubbed/ worn.

= Mennessier de la Lance II, p.27f; Podeschi 46; cf. Nissen, ZBI 2361; Hiler 521 and Cohen/ De Ricci 588. Influential work on horses and horsemanship. F.R. de la Gueriniere was a Royal stable master and a pupil of Vendeuil. He achieved a great reputation not only as a riding master, but also as a specialist in the caring and curing of horses. In 1730 Charles de Lorraine (to whom this work is dedicated), entrusted La Guerinière with the riding Academy of the Tuilleries which he directed until his death in 1751.