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Dressage is the French word for "training," and competitive success hinges on a rider's ability to exude an aura of effortlessness while getting a horse to precisely perform a series of prearranged steps and gaits.
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Dressage is horsemanship's equivalent of gymnastics, performed in an enclosed arena with no jumps.
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Dressage experts attribute Totilas's star power to his high-stepping, lithe bounces, similar to the spring of Lipizzaners, the white stallions that perform at Vienna's Spanish Riding School.
Defying Neigh-Sayers, a New Star Hoofs It Onto the World Stage Mary M. Lane 2011
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Dressage competitions tend to draw thin crowds, but Totilas has changed that.
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Bad news indeed: Dressage mare Blue Hors Matinee has been euthanized after a paddock accident.
still more puppy fix arcaedia 2010
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At the packed 2009 European Dressage Championships in England, several female spectators burst into tears as Totilas won a score of 90.75%, becoming the first horse ever to score above 90%.
Defying Neigh-Sayers, a New Star Hoofs It Onto the World Stage Mary M. Lane 2011
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Green salad with stallions and bacon bit, choice of Dressage.
Elayne Boosler: Mr. Ed, It's What's for Dinner Elayne Boosler 2011
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She is rather a handy dressage rider and has achieved qualification for the all-England event at the College Equestrian Centre in Keysoe in three months, having placed well in a series of British Dressage-affiliated competitions.
England central contract impasse could derail Ashes campaign 2010
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Team Dressage, Grand Prix, Day 2, Hong Kong Equestrian Venue, 7: 15 p. m.-12: 30 a.m. Fencing
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Another relative does the formal horse training, Dressage, and I always said, that while Epee is expensive $5,000-$6000 to compete nationally, $20,000+ internationally a year, that is nothing compared to Dressage or the Olympic Horse sports, as while I can throw another blade in my gear bag, “just in case” can you imagine shipping TWO or THREE horses to each event?
Archive 2009-06-01 Elizabeth McClung 2009
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