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From 1966, when they met and became close friends, until Oliveira's death in 1989, Antoine de Coux participated in the annual two-month training sessions that Nuno Oliveira held in Belgium. De Coux was a fine rider, watched every lesson and took copious notes, filling more than forty notebooks. He faithfully recorded the teachings and remarks of the Master. When Oliveira passed, de Coux decided to organize this great \"memoir of a life experience,\" so that all riders could benefit from this knowledge. Nuno Oliveira was an exceptionally talented educator, gladly repeating his concepts with different descriptions to suit the level of understanding of his wide range of students. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAntoine de Coux did not live long enough to realize the completion of his work. Madame Suzanne Laurenty, who also followed Oliveira’s courses, finished the editing project resulting in this seminal book. 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Much barbarity had been shed in the interval which was filled by de Pluvinel’s teaching. Among other things, de Pluvinel was the first riding master to describe all of the High School movements and aids, and is believed to have been the first to use pillars for training horses.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e            The original publication of the work was not without incident. During a visit to Holland, de Pluvinel met a certain Crispin de Pas, an artist whom he engaged as drawing-master for his academy. He then asked de Pas to make the engravings for his manuscript, \u003cem\u003eL’Instruction du Roy\u003c\/em\u003e. However, before the book could be published, de Pluvinel died. He had been engaged in revising it at the time of his death. After de Pluvinel’s death, de Pas obtained an unrevised copy of the manuscript from a servant named Peyrol. Then in 1623, de Pas, published this unrevised and unfinished manuscript, with his own engravings with the title, \u003cem\u003eLe Maneige Royal\u003c\/em\u003e. All of this was done without the consent of de Pluvinel’s literary executor, René Menou de Charnizay who had official custody of the revised manuscript. Eventually, after many difficulties, René Menou de Charnizay rewrote the text of \u003cem\u003eLe Maneige Royal\u003c\/em\u003e in 1625 and later obtained the plates of the de Pas engravings—which incidentally are wonderful examples not only of a horse’s position but also of the fashions of the day. Thus, in 1626, the book was produced in its present form. \u003cem\u003eLe Maneige Royal\u003c\/em\u003e is an extremely important equestrian classic, which is also of vast artistic and historical interest and merit. Xenophon Press is pleased to make this work available once more to the English speaking world. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnquestionably one of the most important books ever written about the art of horsemanship, de Pluvinel's treatise is complete with the celebrated illustrations by Crispin de Pas. Translated from the 1926 edition, this is the foundation stone of any collection of equestrian literature. Pluvinel's \"Le Maneige Royal\" was published posthumously in 1625 in its complete form with beautiful engravings by the Flemish engraver Crispijn van de Passe II, edited by Pluvinel's friend Menou de Charnizay, under its definitive name \"L'Instruction du Roy en l'exercice de monter a cheval\" (\"Teaching the King how to ride a horse\"). Pluvinel is perhaps most well-known for his kind, humane training methods. Pluvinel used praise, careful use of aids, and softer bits (simple curb bits) to get the horse to work with him. He is also known for his extensive use of the pillars in his training of collection and levade. Additionally, he employed the two-track movements, such as shoulder-in, and voltes to supple the horse. His theories include that the horse must take pleasure in work, due to gentle, understanding riding, and that such a horse will move much more gracefully if he enjoys being ridden. 8.5\"high x 11\" wide Hardback, with adhered cover. Translated by Hilda Nelson.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book is part of our Classics Series including The Art of Riding a Horse by Baron d'Eisenberg\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 11\" wide x 8.5\" high hardcover \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAntoine de Pluvinel\u003c\/strong\u003e (1552, Crest, Dauphine - 24 August 1620) was the first of the French riding masters, and has had great influence on modern dressage. He wrote \u003cem\u003eL’Instruction du Roy en l’exercice de monter à cheval\u003c\/em\u003e (\"instruction of the King in the art of riding\"), was tutor to King Louis XIII, and is credited with the invention of using two pillars, as well as using shoulder-in to increase suppleness.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e In 1594, Pluvinel founded the \"Academie d'Equitation\" near what is now Place des Pyramides, a long-time dream. There, the French nobility was trained not only in horsmanship, but also in all the accomplishments (dancing, fashionable dressing, etc.) It can be said that Pluvinel's influence on the aristocracy lasted from the late 16th century to the 17th century. Richelieu, the future Prime minister of King Louis XIII attended the Academie; so did William, duke of Cavendish. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePluvinel died on 24 August 1620, leaving no male heir. 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