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The Saracen Joust in Piazza Navona (part 1)
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini With the typical unscrupulousness of the Popes of the time, in 1628, Urban VIII ordained his nephew as cardinal when he was just twenty. In a short time,…
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Snapshots of a medieval knight. Mastino II della Scala and the “a la brida” seat
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini When, in 1329, Mastino II della Scala inherited, along with his brother Alberto, the lordship of Verona from his uncle Cangrande, the good fortune of the Della Scala…
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The Austrian Art of Riding
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini Have you ever wondered how the riders of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna can have the perfect seat that made them so famous in the world? Obviously,…
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Equus frenatus. The book about the Giannelli Collection of ancient bits
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini Sumptuous. With a very accurate editorial format and beautiful images, which perfectly render the value of the portrayed pieces. But, at the same time, it is also a…
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A book that changed my life. A personal tribute to Sylvia Loch.
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini It seems that nowadays we read less and less. Or rather, it seems we read fewer and fewer books. The crisis of this powerful means of communication is…
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A passion called farriery
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini “If you exclude prodigious and individual moments that destiny can give us, to love your own work (which unfortunately is the privilege of a few) is the best…
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The cheerfulness of the horse. Giovanni de Gamboa, a pupil of Pignatelli
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini “The cheerfulness of the horse is the most beautiful part of him, and the most valuable.” I think this sentence is enough to guess the great interest, but…
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Back to Belem. The inauguration of the new arena of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art in Lisbon
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini pictures by Melis Yalvac, Rita Fernandes and Bruno Barata At the center of the arena, Quejal is elegantly piaffing between the pillars. There is no tension in the ropes…
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The new Equestrian Art Library in Queluz, Portugal
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini Perhaps some of you may think that this is a place just for scholars or old-fashioned professors’ stuff. But the Equestrian Art Library “Dom Diogo de Bragança, VIIII Marques de…
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The Giannelli Collection of ancient bits on display in Travagliato
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini Hidden treasures are still discovered, even today. For those who love the history of horsemanship, to visit the exhibition of the Giannelli collection in Travagliato, Italy, is like…
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A new generation of Italian riders
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini There are historical reasons why, in our country, even though Italy has been the cradle of equestrian academic art, we have lost the tradition of classical horsemanship. Between the…
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Memories of a gentleman: Adriano Capuzzo
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini On the third anniversary of Adriano Capuzzo’s death, the book containing his writings and the testimonies of his students, edited by Patrizia Carrano, can be downloaded for free…
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