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Edward L. (Edward Lowell) Anderson
1842–1916
A Civil War veteran, Cincinnati lawyer, and gifted horseman, he wrote practical, influential books that helped shape modern riding instruction. His work ranges from horsemanship manuals to history and even drama, showing a writer with wide interests and a hands-on mind.
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Riding and Driving
by Edward L. (Edward Lowell) Anderson, Price Collier
About the author
Born in Cincinnati in 1842, Edward Lowell Anderson left school to serve in the Union Army during the Civil War alongside his twin brother. After the war he earned a law degree from the University of Cincinnati and practiced law, but he also built a lasting reputation as a writer on horsemanship.
His books include On Horseback, Modern Horsemanship, Early History of Horsemanship, Curb, Snaffle, and Spur, and Riding and Driving. These works are remembered for their practical approach to riding and training, and for helping bring clear, systematic instruction to a broad readership.
Anderson also wrote outside the riding world, including a play, Nero, the Parricide, and a biography, Soldier and Pioneer, about Richard C. Anderson of the Continental Army. He died in 1916, leaving behind a body of work that reflects both disciplined experience and a strong enthusiasm for horses, history, and military life.