maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider.
French for "training" or "schooling." The systematic art of training a horse to perform prescribed movements in a balanced, supple, obedient, and willing manner.
An Olympic equestrian event where each horse must perform a series of movements testing the rider's control of the horse, and a panel of judges awards points.
he execution by a trained horse of complex movements in response to barely perceptible signals from its rider
A type of competition in which judges award points for the performance of the horse and rider in a series of movements testing the rider's control and the horse's training.
Dressage is an equine discipline and training method that emphasizes harmony between horse and rider. Dressage riders perform a pattern of required movements at specific letter points in an arena. There are nine levels of increasing difficulty with tests at each level, and judges mark each movement from 0-10 and award points for balance, rhythm, impulsion, submission of the horse and the rider's position.
Systematic training of the horse. In testing, the rider and horse are judged on performance, style and the horse's obedience.
the art of riding with control and balance to produce harmony between horse and rider; training.
Similar to compulsory figures in figure skating and often compared to a ballet of horse and rider. This phase tests the horse's obedience and suppleness. Required to complete a set number of movements, the partnership is judged according to their serenity, flair, technical mastery, and elegance.
The advanced mental and physical training of a horse beyond the basic skills of his particular field.
(i) The art of training the horse so that he is totally obedient and responvie to the rider, as well as supple and agile in his performance. (ii)Competetive sport which, by a series of set tests, seeks to judge the horse's natural movement and level of training against an ideal.
A style of riding where horse and rider perform movements with time and precision.
Dressage (a French term meaning "training") is a path and destination of competitive horse training, with competitions held at all levels from amateur to the Olympics. Its fundamental purpose is to develop, through standardized progressive training methods, a horse's natural athletic ability and willingness to perform, thereby maximizing its potential as a riding horse. At the peak of a dressage horse's gymnastic development, it can smoothly respond to a skilled rider's minimal aids by performing the requested movement while remaining relaxed and appearing effortless.