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On Horsemanship
Xenophon

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There is, it is true, a treatise on horsemanship written by Simon, the
same who dedicated the bronze horse near the Eleusinion in Athens[2]
with a representation of his exploits engraved in relief on the
pedestal.[3] But we shall not on that account expunge from our
treatise any conclusions in which we happen to agree with that author;
on the contrary we shall hand them on with still greater pleasure to
our friends, in the belief that we shall only gain in authority from
the fact that so great an expert in horsemanship held similar views to
our own; whilst with regard to matters omitted in his treatise, we
shall endeavour to supply them. 

[2] L.  Dind.  [in Athens].  The Eleusinion.  For the position of this
sanctuary of Demeter and Kore see Leake, "Top.  of Athens," i.  p.
296 foll.  For Simon see Sauppe, vol.  v.  Praef.  to "de R.  E." p.
230; L.  Dind.  Praef.  "Xen.  Opusc." p.  xx.; Dr.  Morris H.  Morgan,
"The Art of Horsemanship by Xenophon," p.  119 foll.  A fragment of
the work referred to, {peri eidous kai ekloges ippon}, exists.  The
MS.  is in the library of Emmanual Coll.  Cant.  It so happens that
one of the hipparchs (?) appealed to by Demosthenes in Arist.

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