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Dressage

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Dressage (or; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a highly skilled form of riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an "art" sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. [1]

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Andalusian horse

The Andalusian, also known as the Pure Spanish Horse or PRE (Pura Raza Española), is a horse breed from the Iberian Peninsula, where its ancestors have lived for thousands of years.

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Animal training

Animal training refers to teaching animals specific responses to specific conditions or stimuli.

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Antoine de Pluvinel

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.

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Baroque horse

The term baroque horse describes a group of horse breeds, usually descended from and retaining the distinctive characteristics of a particular type of horse that rose to prominence in Europe during the Baroque era, after significant development throughout the Middle Ages.

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Bell boots

Bell boots, or overreach boots, are a type of protective boot worn by a horse.

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Bowler hat

The bowler hat, also known as a billycock, bob hat, bombín or derby (USA), is a hard felt hat with a rounded crown, originally created by the London hat-makers Thomas and William Bowler during 1849.

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Breeches

Breeches are an article of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg, usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases reaching to the ankles.

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Bridle path (horse)

The bridle path is a shaved or clipped section of the mane, beginning behind the ears of a horse at the poll, delineating the area where the crownpiece of the bridle lies.

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British Dressage

British Dressage is the organisation which oversees all affiliated dressage competitions and training in the United Kingdom.

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Bullfighting

Bullfighting is a physical contest that involves humans and animals attempting to publicly subdue, immobilise, or kill a bull, usually according to a set of rules, guidelines, or cultural expectations.

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Cadre Noir

The Cadre Noir (italic) is a corps of ecuyers, or instructors, at the French military riding academy École Nationale d'Équitation at Saumur in western France, founded in 1828.

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Canter and gallop

The canter and gallop are variations on the fastest gait that can be performed by a horse or other equine.

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Center of balance (horse)

In horsemanship, the center of balance of a horse is a position on the horse's back which correlates closely to the center of gravity of the horse itself.

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Classical dressage

Classical dressage evolved from cavalry movements and training for the battlefield, and has since developed into the competitive dressage seen today.

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Collection (horse)

Collection occurs when a horse carries more weight on the hind legs than the front legs.

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Curb bit

A curb bit is a type of bit used for riding horses that uses lever action.

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Degree of difficulty

Degree of difficulty (DD, sometimes called tariff or grade) is a concept used in several sports and other competitions to indicate the technical difficulty of a skill, performance, or course, often as a factor in scoring.

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Double bridle

A double bridle, also called a full bridle or Weymouth bridle,Gurney, Hilda.

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Draw reins and running reins

Draw reins and running reins are pieces of riding equipment used for training that use the Mechanical advantage of a 'single movable pulley' to cause the horse to bring its head down and inward.

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English saddle

English saddles are used to ride horses in English riding disciplines throughout the world.

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Equestrian at the Summer Olympics

Equestrianism made its Summer Olympics debut at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris, France.

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Equestrian facility

An equestrian facility is created and maintained for the purpose of accommodating, training or competing equids, especially horses.

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Equestrian helmet

An equestrian helmet is a form of protective headgear worn when riding horses.

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Equestrianism

Equestrianism (from Latin equester, equestr-, equus, horseman, horse), more often known as riding, horse riding (British English) or horseback riding (American English), refers to the skill of riding, driving, steeplechasing or vaulting with horses.

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Eventing

Eventing (also known as three day eventing or horse trials) is an equestrian event where a single horse and rider combination compete against other combinations across the three disciplines of dressage, cross-country, and show jumping.

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Federico Grisone

Federico Grisone was a Neapolitan nobleman and one of the first masters of dressage and courtly riding.

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FEI World Equestrian Games

The FEI World Equestrian Games are the major international championships for equestrianism, and are administered by the Fédération Equestre Internationale (FEI).

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Forelock

The forelock or foretop is a part of a horse's mane, that grows from the animal's poll and falls forward between the ears and onto the forehead.

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François Baucher

A "baucher" is also a type of bit, named after the man. François Baucher (1796–1873) was a French riding master whose methods are still debated by dressage enthusiasts today.

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François Robichon de La Guérinière

François Robichon de La Guérinière (1688–1751) was a French riding master who had a profound effect on accepted methods for horse training, and one of the most influential writers on the art of dressage.

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France

France, officially the French Republic (République française), is a sovereign state whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe, as well as several overseas regions and territories.

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Gag bit

The gag bit is a type of bit for a horse.

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Gogue

The Gogue is a piece of horse tack used for training purposes, and is very popular in Europe, with a similar place in training regimes as side reins.

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Gustav Steinbrecht

Gustav Steinbrecht (1808–1885) is considered one of the masters of dressage.

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Hairnet

A hairnet, or sometimes simply a net or caul, is a small, often elasticised, fine net worn over long hair to hold it in place.

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Half-pass

The half-pass is a lateral movement seen in dressage, in which the horse moves forward and sideways at the same time.

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Haunches-in

Haunches-in, also called travers or tête au mur ("head to the wall" in French), is a lateral movement used in the dressage discipline of horse training.

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Horse

The horse (Equus ferus caballus) is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''.

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Horse gait

Horse gaits are the various ways in which a horse can move, either naturally or as a result of specialized training by humans.

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Horse tack

Tack is a piece of equipment or accessory equipped on horses in the course of their use as domesticated animals.

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Horse training

Horse training refers to a variety of practices that teach horses to perform certain behaviors when asked to do so by humans.

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Impulsion

Impulsion is the movement of a horse when it is going forward with controlled power.

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International Federation for Equestrian Sports

The International Federation for Equestrian Sports (Fédération Équestre Internationale, FEI) is the international governing body of equestrian sports.

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Kimblewick bit

A Kimblewick, Kimberwicke or Kimberwick is a type of bit used on a horse, and named after the English town of Kimblewick where it was first made.

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Lead (leg)

Lead refers to which set of legs, left or right, leads or advances forward to a greater extent when a quadruped animal is cantering, galloping, or leaping.

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Leg-yield

The leg-yield is a lateral movement in which a horse travels both forward and sideways at the same time.

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Lipizzan

The Lipizzan or Lipizzaner (Lipicanac, Lipicán, Lipicai, Lipizzano, Lipicanec), is a breed of horse closely associated with the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, where they demonstrate the haute école or "high school" movements of classical dressage, including the highly controlled, stylized jumps and other movements known as the "airs above the ground." The horses at the Spanish Riding School are trained using traditional methods that date back hundreds of years, based on the principles of classical dressage.

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List of horse breeds

This page is a list of horse and pony breeds, and also includes terms for types of horse that are not breeds but are commonly mistaken for breeds.

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Lusitano

The Lusitano, also known as the Pure Blood Lusitano or PSL (Puro Sangue Lusitano), is a Portuguese horse breed, closely related to the Spanish Andalusian horse.

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Mane (horse)

The mane is the hair that grows from the top of the neck of a horse or other equine, reaching from the poll to the withers, and includes the forelock or foretop.

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Martingale (tack)

A martingale is any of several designs of tack that are used on horses to control head carriage.

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Noseband

A noseband is the part of a horse's bridle that encircles the nose and jaw of the horse.

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Olympic Games

The modern Olympic Games or Olympics (Jeux olympiques) are leading international sporting events featuring summer and winter sports competitions in which thousands of athletes from around the world participate in a variety of competitions.

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On Horsemanship

On Horsemanship is the English title usually given to Περὶ ἱππικῆς, peri hippikēs, one of the two treatises on horsemanship by the Athenian historian and soldier Xenophon (c. 430 – 354 BC).

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Para-equestrian

Para-equestrian is an equestrian sport governed by the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI), and includes two competitive events: One is para-equestrian dressage, which is conducted under the same basic rules as conventional dressage, but with riders divided into different competition grades based on their functional abilities.

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Passage (dressage)

The passage is a movement seen in upper-level dressage, in which the horse performs a highly elevated and extremely powerful trot.

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Pelham bit

A pelham bit is a type of bit used when riding a horse.

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Piaffe

The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly in place.

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Pirouette (dressage)

A Pirouette is a French word for the Ballet reference, "to whirl about." A pirouette is a two-track lateral movement asked of a horse in dressage, in which the animal makes a circle with its front end around a smaller circle made by the hind end.

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Pony Club

Pony Club is an international youth organization devoted to the educating youths about horses and riding.

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Portugal

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic (República Portuguesa),In recognized minority languages of Portugal: Portugal is the oldest state in the Iberian Peninsula and one of the oldest in Europe, its territory having been continuously settled, invaded and fought over since prehistoric times.

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Quarter marks

Quarter marks are a type of ornamentation on a horse seen in certain types of exhibition or competition.

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Renaissance

The Renaissance is a period in European history, covering the span between the 14th and 17th centuries.

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Riding aids

Riding aids are the cues a rider gives to a horse to communicate what they want the animal to do.

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Riding boot

A riding boot is a boot made to be used for horse riding.

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Riding figures

Riding figures are prescribed paths a horse is ridden on in a riding arena, usually for training purposes.

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Saumur

Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.

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Scale of one to ten

A scale of one to ten, or scale from one to ten, is a general and largely vernacular concept used for rating things, people, places, ideas, and so on.

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Shadbelly

A shadbelly (North American English) is a type of riding coat worn in certain equestrian situations by fox hunting members, dressage riders, eventers (in the dressage phase of the higher levels), and occasionally by other hunt seat riders.

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Shoulder-in

The shoulder-in is a lateral movement in dressage used to supple and balance the horse and encourage use of its hindquarters.

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Snaffle bit

A snaffle bit is the most common type of bit used while riding horses.

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Spain

Spain (España), officially the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España), is a sovereign state mostly located on the Iberian Peninsula in Europe.

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Spanish Riding School

The Spanish Riding School (Spanische Hofreitschule) of Vienna, Austria, is a traditional riding school for Lipizzan horses, which perform in the Winter Riding School (Winterreitschule) in the Hofburg.

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Spur

A spur is a metal tool designed to be worn in pairs on the heels of riding boots for the purpose of directing a horse to move forward or laterally while riding.

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Stock tie

A stock tie, or stock, is a tie worn around the neck of equestrians dressed formally for a hunt or certain competitive events.

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Tail (horse)

The tail of the horse and other equines consists of two parts, the dock and the skirt.

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Throughness

In equestrianism, throughness is an absence of resistance in the horse to the rider's commands.

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Trot

The trot is a two-beat diagonal gait of the horse where the diagonal pairs of legs move forward at the same time with a moment of suspension between each beat.

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United States Dressage Federation

The United States Dressage Federation, or the USDF, is the national membership federation for the equestrian sport of dressage.

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United States Equestrian Federation

The United States Equestrian Federation (USEF or US Equestrian) is the national governing body for most equestrian sports in the United States.

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Vienna

Vienna (Wien) is the federal capital and largest city of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria.

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Warmblood

Warmbloods are a group of middle-weight horse types and breeds primarily originating in Europe and registered with organizations that are characterized by open studbook policy, studbook selection, and the aim of breeding for equestrian sport.

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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle

William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle upon Tyne KG KB PC (6 December 1592 – 25 December 1676) was an English polymath and aristocrat, having been a poet, equestrian, playwright, swordsman, politician, architect, diplomat and soldier.

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Xenophon

Xenophon of Athens (Ξενοφῶν,, Xenophōn; – 354 BC) was an ancient Greek philosopher, historian, soldier, mercenary, and student of Socrates.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressage

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