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Marco de Pavari and the dominion of pleasantness
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini [This is the text of my speech at the Resolution Day, organized by Francesco Vedani at the Spia d’Italia Riding Center in Lonato del Garda (Italy),on Sunday, December 3,…
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“A la brida” and “a la gineta.” Different riding techniques in the late Middle Ages and the Renaissance
CLICK TO READ MOREby 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…
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The Spanish Walk: classic exercise or circus trick?
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini There has been much discussion in the past, and horse lovers still are debating, if the so-called “Spanish walk” should be considered an exercise of the classical High School,…
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Bitless equitation in ancient times
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini In recent years, the ability to ride a horse without using a bit, perhaps performing sophisticated dressage exercises, has often been presented as a demonstration of an innovative communication…
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The first domestication of the horse
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini The domestication of the horse, for the purpose of using it for chariots and equitation, came after a very slow process. The first relationship between horse and human, in…
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Federico Mazzucchelli
CLICK TO READ MOREby Giovanni Battista Tomassini Descendant of one of the most prominent families from Brescia, the younger son of the Earl Gianmaria, Federico was born in 1747. He studied in Rome, showing even in…
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