pThis book, is the anticipated English translation of MEILENSTEINE OSTERREICHISCHER REITKUNSTp pemFind out how Austria came to be the safe hold of such a wealth of equestrian tradition emp pDr. Werner Poscharnigg eloquently answers this question by chronicling the development of the classical practices in this region of Europe. emAustrian Art of Ridingem traces the contributions of pivotal Austrian horsemen through 500 years of elegance and ease in the equestrian art. Over 140 illustrations--many previously unpublished or little-known--along with inaccessible documents reveal the development of a culture of the emthinking riderem imbued with careful, loving training that results in a healthy, durable high school horse.p pEquestrians world-wide who admire fine horsemanship and seek the subtle, passionate, masterful handling of the horse, will find the methods they pursue here, in Austrian horsemanship as they have been for centuries.p p Dr. Werner Poscharnigg's stunningly produced emAus