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Kikkuli

by Giovanni Battista Tomassini We know very little about this mysterious character, whose name, however, is remembered for being the author of the oldest text dedicated to the care and training of the…

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28/12/2012

Characters
The oldest text dedicated to the care and training of the horse

by Giovanni Battista Tomassini If the oldest image of a domesticated horse can be traced back to the Sumerian civilization, the earliest written text dedicated to the care and training of the horse…

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26/12/2012

History

History, culture and traditions of classical horsemanship

The Works of Chivalry - The book

The Works of Chivalry
The book

History

The Case of the Fake Medici-Ricciardi Horse Head
What do we mean when we talk of classical horsemanship?
A very important discovery: the equestrian treatise of the Lord of Lugny
The role of the horse and of jousting in Renaissance culture  (part 2)
The role of the horse and of jousting in Renaissance culture  (part 1)

Myth

St. George, The Holy Knight
The bit that tamed the flying horse: Pegasus and Bellerophon

Characters

The many souls of a genius
New information about the life  of Cesare Fiaschi
Without horses I’m not even the half of myself. The equestrain passion of Vittorio Alfieri. Part 2
Without horses I’m not even the half of myself. The equestrian passion of Vittorio Alfieri. Part 1
Bellerophon

Techniques

Equibender. A practical solution for the lateral flexion of the horse
What do we mean when we talk of classical horsemanship?
Anglomania (Part 2): Federico Mazzucchelli witness and critic of the “British Fashion”
Anglomania (Part 1): The spreading of English style equitation in the Eighteenth century
Snapshots of a medieval knight. Mastino II della Scala and the “a la brida” seat

Other

The Case of the Fake Medici-Ricciardi Horse Head
Welcome back to Paradise!
The adventure of Monte Velho, the equestrian paradise of Lusitano horses
The many souls of a genius
Equibender. A practical solution for the lateral flexion of the horse

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