Rare Abruzzese edition of François Baucher's famous treatise on horsemanship, entitled 'Volgarizzamento del Metodo d'Equitazione fondato sopra i nuovi principii'. The work is related to the Alta Scuola by C. Raabe and edited in the Italian version by Giulio Lefèvre. The 'Baucher Method' represented a real break with the previous equestrian tradition, introducing the concept of 'lightness' and total decontraction of the horse. This specific edition, printed in Chieti in 1857 by Federico Vella's Typography, is of particular bibliographic rarity, bearing witness to the spread of French avant-garde techniques in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Technical details: Author: F. Baucher / C. Raabe. Editor: Giulio Lefèvre. Place of printing: Chieti. Year: 1857. Publisher: Tipografia di Federico Vella. Binding: Original paperback with handwritten title on the front plate ("Lefèvre - Baucher and Raabe Method"). Iconography: The volume is embellished with a portrait of the author on the frontispiece, depicted in military uniform with folded arms. Notes for the Collector: Baucher is considered the father of modern horsemanship. His texts are pillars for those who study the evolution of military and sports training techniques. The presence of the period portrait and the fact that it comes from a provincial printing works such as the one in Chieti make the specimen a piece of considerable interest in the history of southern technical publishing.