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A passion called farriery
by 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…
18/09/2015 -
Back to Belem. The inauguration of the new arena of the Portuguese School of Equestrian Art in Lisbon
by 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…
23/07/2015 -
The new Equestrian Art Library in Queluz, Portugal
by 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…
13/06/2015 -
The Giannelli Collection of ancient bits on display in Travagliato
by 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…
29/05/2015 -
A new generation of Italian riders
by 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…
24/02/2015 -
Resolution Day: Chronicle of a successful experiment
by Giovanni Battista Tomassini I beg the readers of this blog to grant me an exception. I know that you are used to reading on these pages stories that took place in…
11/12/2014 -
In horseback riding “it always remains something to desire”
There are many topics used by the authors of equestrian treatises to describe the qualities of horseback riding. Some of them exalt the benefits it provides to health, others those provided to…
18/09/2014 -
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 -
Hello fellow horse lovers!
Even if as a journalist I work in the field of politics, since the beginning of my career, I continued to deal with literature and history. In recent years I have devoted…
17/12/2012
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