Dressage
 Marlies van Baalen and Kigali doing an extended trot | |
| Highest governing body | International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI) |
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| Characteristics | |
| Contact | No |
| Team members | Individual and team at international levels |
| Mixed sex | Yes |
| Equipment | Horse and horse tack |
| Venue | Arena, indoor or outdoor |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide |
| Olympic | 1912 |
| Paralympic | 1996 (para-dressage) |
Dressage (from French: training) is a form of horse training and riding.[1][2] The horse and the rider must complete a sequence of activities and moves in a very good way.[3] Dressage riders use a special English-style saddle.
Dressage is an Olympic sport for individuals since 1912[4] and for groups since 1928.[1]
Its governing body is the International Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI).[2]
Arena
[change | change source]Dressage is made on an rectangular arena. There are two sizes of arenas: small and standard. The small arena is 20 by 40 m (66 by 131 ft) and is used for low-level horse competitions. The standard arena is 20 by 60 m (66 by 197 ft) and is used for high-level competitions. Letters are placed around to show where the horse and the rider must make a move.[3]
Competition
[change | change source]Usually, the judges decide the moves the rider and the horse must make. Judges give a mark up to 10. The horse and the rider with the highest final percentage win.[3]
However, there are other types of competitions as well. When the rider decides what moves to make, it is called a freestyle and it is set to music.[3][5] When two horses and two riders compete together at the same time in the same team, it is called Pas de Deux.[6] When there are four horses and four riders, it is a Quadrille.[7]
Para-dressage
[change | change source]Para-dressage is dressage for disabled people.[8] It is a Paralympic sport since 1996.[9][10]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "dressage". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Welcome to Dressage". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Dressage defined". British Dressage. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Olympic Games 1912". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Musical Freestyle". US Dressage Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Pas de Deux". US Dressage Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Quadrille". US Dressage Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Welcome to Para Dressage". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ "Paralympic Games 1996". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Archived from the original on 28 March 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- ↑ Howell, Rob (24 March 2016). "Sport Week: History of para-equestrian". International Paralympic Committee. Archived from the original on 29 March 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
Other websites
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- Dressage at International Federation for Equestrian Sports
- British Dressage
- US Dressage Federation (USDF)
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