piaffe

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If you watch the horse piaffe or doing passage, you see how much he sinks into the fetlocks to take the suspension, and how he needs impulsion to do the movement. "

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  1. intransitive verb To perform the piaffer.

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  • Dressage terms like; capriole, levade, piaffe, pirouette, sound very much like those used in classical ballet and definitely equal the precision, control and athleticism required of a prima ballerina, yet these are the movements of a 1200 lb. horse.
  • Dressage terms like; capriole, levade, piaffe, pirouette, sound very much like those used in classical ballet and definitely equal the precision, control and ...
  • Matt McLaughlin, former head trainer of the Royal Lipizzaner Stallions and classical dressage rider, trains piaffe, passage and Haute Ecole using Natural Horsemanship techniques and English riding disciplines and will present daily clinics. —  Philly.com - Latest Videos
  • It's as close as I'll likely come to passage, piaffe and pirouette.
  • Then everything flowed smoothly, and even imperfections like the traveling piaffe were wrapped in a golden glow.
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  1. French piaffer.

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  1. from French piaffer, paw the ground, as a horse, literally make a show, be ostentatious, strut.
 

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