Bem Cavalgar

"Part 1: On Will (Chapters I - IV)"

"Part 2: On Power (Chapters I-II)"

"Part 3: Sixteen Recommendations for Skilled Horsemen"

"This art [riding] brings, besides other advantages, courage to the heart."

"The three things that lead men, by grace of God, to achieve all the good during this life and the next, are: to have the will to do everything virtuously and faithfully toward God and men; to have sufficient strength in their bodies and hearts to be able to do all difficult things and to oppose and cope with all adversities; and to be knowledgeable through experience of the things that belong their status and professions [...]"

"It is also well known that good horses bring happiness to the heart of the riders, if they are at least reasonably skilled."

"[...] we very much praise this art [riding] because a healthy man, with strong will, if he does nor get fat, is able to keep his skill as he ages, which does not happen with most arts."

"And I think that if everybody maintains a strong determination and will, only very few would not be able to become reasonable horsemen through lack of the minimal physical condition."

"But it would be enough that, when riding beasts, they behave like men and not like beasts."

"The Royal Book of Jousting, Horsemanship & Knightly Combat, a translation into English of King Dom Duarte of Portugal's Livro Da Ensinança De Bem Cavalgar Toda Sela (The Art of Riding on Every Saddle), The Chivalry Bookshelf, 2005, ISBN: 1-891448-34-x, ISBN: 1-891448-11-0"

"Livro Da Ensinança De Bem Cavalgar Toda Sela que fez Elrey Dom Eduarte de Portugal e do Algarve e Senhor de Ceuta - Ed. critica, acompanhada de notas e dum clossario. Piel Joseph M., INCM (Imprensa Nacional - Casa de Moeda), 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, 1943"

"Leal Conselheiro, 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, 1943"