Bem cavalgar


Bem cavalgar, fully Livro da ensinança de bem cavalgar toda sela, is a book written by Edward of Portugal, left incomplete as Edward died of a plague in 1438. It is one of the oldest remaining manuals of medieval horsemanship and jousting. Together with Leal Conselheiro, the other book written by King Edward, the manuscript is kept at the Bibliothèque [nationale de France|French National Library], Paris. It is the basis of the curriculum at the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art, one of the Big Four riding academies.
The book consists of three parts: "on will", "on force" and "fourteen recommendations for expert riders", breaking off in the seventh section.

Literature

  • Transl. Jeffrey L. Forgeng. Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer, 2016.
  • Highland Village, TX: The Chivalry Bookshelf, 2005,
  • Piel Joseph M., Livro Da Ensinança De Bem Cavalgar Toda Sela que fez Elrey Dom Eduarte de Portugal e do Algarve e Senhor de Ceuta, Lisbon, 1944
  • Livro da ensinança de bem cavalgar toda sela, escrito pelo Senhor Dom Duarte, Rei de Portugal e do Algarve e Segnhor de Ceuta, trascrito do manuscrito extante na Biblioteca Real de Paris, Typ. Rollandiana, Lisbon, 1843