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Xenophon's The Art of Horsemanship is a highly unusual text in the corpus of Classical Greek literature. It is a short survey on the various aspects of care for horses as seen by a highly experienced rider from the 5th century BCE. It is particularly notable because so many of its observations are relevant to the modern rider. Xenophon, friend of Socrates and professional soldier, is best known as the author Anabasis, the vivid account of a failed military expedition deep into Persia.

Das Wissen der alten Reitmeister ist ein wertvoller Schatz und ein unschätzbares Erbe für uns Reiter. Indem wir sie hörbar machen erleichtern wir vielleicht den Zugang zu ihnen und wecken so das Interesse an den Meisterwerken der Reitkunst. Wir wünschen Ihnen viel Freude dabei.

On Horsemanship, also sometimes titled The Art of Horsemanship, is a treatise written about 350 BCE by the Athenian historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, Xenophon (c. 430-354 BC). The treatise is a "hands-on" manual which deals with the selection, care, and training of horses in general.