The Education of Toti
mostly dressage pedigree, he tends to engage quickly behind instead of opening out but, as you will see in a few more jumps, he soon reminds us that his grandfather Sandro Hit came from a jumping line. As we see here in photo #15, he is jumping very
square, with both front legs and hind legs well together and the nose more forward from improved impulsion, going forward to the jump throughout the turns in both directions. Jumping reveals the truth about the horse’s straightness, balance and willingness to turn without fall- ing in or out of the trajectory. It also releases the topline and frees the withers. It is an excellent gymnastic for all
16 His first stride after landing as shown in photo #17
demonstrates perfect uphill balance, engagement way under himself and he’s ready to tackle another effort as if nothing happened. This is where his dressage ability helps him keep an uphill balance between jumps.
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horses, talented or not. In fact, it is even more beneficial for horses who don’t jump very well. In photo #16 ,his form behind is now equal to his form in front: the hind legs kick out to clear the pole.
17 This was a day in the life of Totil Hit. It’s a day designed
to help us achieve our goals with him: future dres- sage star, all-around jumper and promising sire of sport horses.
JP Giacomini’s career spans 50 years, during which he has trained close to 20 Grand Prix horses and worked on thou- sands of remedial horses of every imaginable breed, both in Europe and in the U.S. He first started colts under the direct supervision of Nuno Oliveira and later at the National Portu- guese Stud of Alter Real, where he spent four years. He has produced international winners in all three disciplines and invented a unique training method called “Endotapping,” which is a development of the classical dressage methods he learned in his youth. Besides his client’s horses, JP also focuses on training the Iberian Sport Horses he breeds at his and his wife Shelley’s Baroque Farms USA in Harrodsburg, Kentucky. JP can be reached at
jpgiacomini@gmail.com or at
www.jpgiacomini.com.
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