Definition of "dressage" [dressage]

• The guiding of a horse through a series of complex maneuvers by slight movements of the rider's hands, legs, and weight. (noun)

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• "Watching dressage is like watching a figure skater skate the “compulsories”."
• "Julie Rovner is a horse owner, rider and amateur competitor in dressage and eventing."
• "And having my roots originally in dressage and then moving onto eventing, I was a little embarrassed for our upper-level eventers."