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HAUTE ECOLE [4 records]

Record 1 2011-06-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
CONT

Some characteristic haute école airs, or movements, are the pirouettes... the piaffe... the levade.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
OBS

Mouvement ou allure de haute école.

Key term(s)
  • air d'école

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

... a high curvet, in which the hind-legs are brought up under the belly of the horse.

CONT

Some characteristic haute école airs, or movements are... the croupade, ballotade, and capriole, a variety of spectacular airs in which the horse jumps and lands again in the same spot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Air dans lequel, arc-bouté sur ses antérieurs, le cheval rue énergiquement en déployant ses postérieurs aussi haut que possible.

Spanish

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Record 3 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
DEF

Typical haute école movement... in which the horse jumps straight upward, with its forelegs drawn in, kicking back with its hind legs horizontal, and lands again in the same spot from which it took off.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Saut d'école permettant au cheval de s'élever et de dégager une ruade au moment où il est à l'horizontale.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
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Record 4 2011-06-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
  • Horse Husbandry
CONT

In haute école, the horse's natural movements are developed to the greatest perfection. It moves in almost perfect balance and precision, walks, trots and canters in highest collection and extension; obedience to its rider's wishes is prompt and flawless.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
  • Élevage des chevaux
DEF

Travail des allures relevées : passage, piaffé, pirouette, levade, etc.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Carreras de caballos y deportes ecuestres
  • Cría de ganado caballar
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