Dressage

Dressage
Image of a woman and a bay horse trotting
Marlies van Baalen and Kigali doing an extended trot
Highest governing bodyInternational Federation for Equestrian Sports (FEI)
Characteristics
ContactNo
Team membersIndividual and team at international levels
Mixed sexYes
EquipmentHorse and horse tack
VenueArena, indoor or outdoor
Presence
Country or regionWorldwide
Olympic1912
Paralympic1996 (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 [en] 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]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "dressage". Encyclopædia Britannica. 15 March 2024. Archived from the original on 3 April 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. 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. "Dressage defined". British Dressage. Archived from the original on 2 May 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. "Olympic Games 1912". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Archived from the original on 22 October 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2024.

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