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A book that changed my life. A personal tribute to Sylvia Loch.
by 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…
23/10/2015 -
Riding as a way to cultivate the soul. Dom Duarte and the remedies against fear
by Giovanni Battista Tomassini In the nature of the horse there is a duplicity that, for better or worse, has a deep impact on the relationship of this animal with man. In the…
30/06/2014 -
“A la brida” and “a la gineta.” Different riding techniques in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance
by Giovanni Battista Tomassini Defining, in his Book of the Courtier (1528), the ideal features of the Renaissance gentleman, Baldassare Castiglione wrote: “I would hope that our Courtier is a perfect horseman in…
12/02/2014
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