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active 1866-1874 Robert Henderson

A little-known 19th-century writer remembered for a practical, lively guide to riding, with a special focus on women learning horsemanship. His surviving work offers a small but vivid window into Victorian equestrian culture.

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The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises

The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises

by active 1866-1874 Robert Henderson

About the author

Project Gutenberg lists Robert Henderson as an author active from 1866 to 1874. He is chiefly known there for The Barb and the Bridle, a handbook on equitation and riding instruction.

Because reliable biographical details about him are scarce, it is safer to think of him as a largely obscure Victorian-era writer whose reputation rests on this surviving horsemanship manual. The book's subject and period place him within the practical, instructional writing of the 19th century, especially the world of riding schools and everyday equestrian training.

For modern listeners, Henderson's interest lies less in a well-documented personal story and more in the slice of history his work preserves: the language, expectations, and riding culture of his time.