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Italians (at the Italian School of Cavalry in Pinerolo) first thought that a horse's movements must be controlled almost entirely through the rider's legs, and not through his hands. Federico Caprilli, an Italian officer of cavalry, was, in the 19th Century, the founder of a new system of riding called equitazione naturale, of which the secret mentioned above is a canon...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Jan. 17, 1949 | 1/17/1949 | See Source »

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