Edward L. (Edward Lowell) Anderson

Born in Cincinnati in 1842, Edward Lowell Anderson studied at Phillips Exeter Academy with his twin brother before leaving school to serve when the Civil War began. He became a captain in the 52nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was wounded at Jonesboro, and later served on General Sherman’s staff. After the war he studied law at the University of Cincinnati and was admitted to the Ohio bar in 1866.

Anderson wrote across several genres, but he is most remembered for his horsemanship books, which were noted for their practical instruction and careful observation. His titles include How to Ride and School a Horse, The Gallop, Modern Horsemanship, The Saddle-Horse, Early History of Horsemanship, Curb, Snaffle, and Spur, and the later Horses and Riding. He also published poetry, historical writing, and collaborative work such as Riding and Driving with Price Collier.

He died in 1916. Today, his reputation rests largely on the riding manuals that made complex equestrian technique more accessible to readers and riders of his time.