On Horsemanship Xenophon - libreka classics These are classics of literary history, reissued and made available to a wide audience.Immerse yourself in well-known and popular titles!Among the earliest known works on choosing, caring for, and riding horses, this book is still hailed—2,300 years after it was written as one of the most complete, thoughtful, and accessible guides of its type. Civilization has changed radically in the centuries since it was written, but the equestrian arts have remained essentially the same. Much of what we presently accept as common wisdom about horsemanship derives from this volume.A student of Socrates, Xenophon was an accomplished cavalryman and one of the foremost scholars of his day.