Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The guiding of a horse through a series of complex maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's hands, legs, and weight.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider.
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- noun uncountable the schooling of a horse
- noun uncountable an
equestrian sport in which thehorse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of thebridle and of the rider's aids,gaits , impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider - noun countable an event or competition of the sport of dressage
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- noun maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
Etymologies
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Examples
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Watching dressage is like watching a figure skater skate the “compulsories”.
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Julie Rovner is a horse owner, rider and amateur competitor in dressage and eventing.
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And having my roots originally in dressage and then moving onto eventing, I was a little embarrassed for our upper-level eventers.
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Julie Rovner is a horse owner, rider and amateur competitor in dressage and eventing.
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And having my roots originally in dressage and then moving onto eventing, I was a little embarrassed for our upper-level eventers.
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Like that sport, dressage is as burdened with politics as a Senate filibuster.
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"Team dressage is like watching a play," said Dover.
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In 2003, McDonald and Brentina became the USA's first World Cup champions in dressage, in a victory that also proved no corner of the sports world is drug-free.
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Once McDonald got aboard Brentina, Thomas says, "She went from zero in dressage to No. 1 in the nation, which is remarkable."
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"Gretchen," as we call her in the piece, has spent years training Disney in English dressage
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Dressage – horse dancing, to be reductive – might not be the most accessible of sports, but age is no barrier to excellence.
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horsesinthesouth commented on the word dressage
Dressage is a French term meaning "training". It is the largest FEI discipline within the sport-horse category in the United States and has enjoyed the title of the fastest growing discipline (English or Western) in the U.S.
Dressage requires the horse and rider to combine the strength and ability of gymnastics with the elegance and beauty of ballet. It may look effortless, but truly it is the result from years of training. To guide a horse through a series of complex maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's hands, legs, and weight require extreme coordination of the riders muscle's. This can be achieved only with proper exercise.
May 14, 2009