About Antoine de Pluvinel
Lived 1555 – 1620 (aged 64–65). Antoine de Pluvinel was a French non-fiction writer, dressage rider and teacher.
Antoine de Pluvinel (1552, Crest, Dauphiné - 24 August 1620) was the first of the French riding masters, and has had great influence on modern dressage. He wrote L’Instruction du Roy en l’exercice de monter à cheval ("instruction of the King in the art of riding"), was tutor to King Louis XIII, and is credited with the invention of using two pillars, as well as using shoulder-in to increase suppleness.
History Antoine de Pluvinel was born in the town of Crest, then in the province of the Dauphiné in France. His date of birth is given as 1552 by Terrebasse,
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Antoine de Pluvinel was born in 1555 in Crest.
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Antoine de Pluvinel died on 24 August 1620 in Paris.
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Antoine de Pluvinel was a non-fiction writer, dressage rider and teacher.
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Antoine de Pluvinel was French.
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