[RightWhale]

That's right. How to avoid getting a bad deal on a horse. That's the kind of philosophy we like. Do all horse owners read Xenophon?

[AnAmericanMother]

Well, I don't know since I'm pretty sure all horsemen are not classics majors (or in my case, almost a classics major - couldn't get enough Latin AND Greek credits in time). But I gave a copy to my trainer!

BTW, most of his advice is still extremely current! We're still doing it his way, by and large (but I like the innovation of stirrups very much).