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dressage definition

dres·sage (dre säz̸h′)

noun

exhibition riding or horsemanship in which the horse is controlled in certain difficult steps and gaits by very slight movements of the rider

Etymology: Fr, training < dresser, to arrange, train < OFr drecier: see dress

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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