Giovanni Battista Pignatelli

Giovanni Pignatelli (* around 1540; † around 1600 ) was riding master and follower of Federigo Griso, called Grisone to 1532 and then founded influential in Western Europe Neapolitan riding school; according to him, the extremely sharp and severe curb Pignatelle used by him named that forced the horse to continuous Beizäumung.

His students Salomon de la Broue and Antoine de Pluvinel went different ways, the former continued the massive maltreat the horse, the latter called on the other hand, respond with systematic gymnasticise more on the horse.

  • Riding Champion
  • Italian
  • Born in the 16th century
  • Died in the 16th or 17th century
  • Man
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