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#REDIRECT [[Dressage#International_level]] |
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Grand Prix is the highest level of dressage. |
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Movements included in Grand Prix dressage tests are: |
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*[[Piaffe]]: a calm, composed, elevated trot in place |
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*Passage: a movement done at the trot, in which the horse has great elevation of stride and seems to pause between putting down its feet (it has a great amount of suspension in the stride). Described very well like a horse "trotting under water," it takes great strength and training to get a good passage. |
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*Extended gaits: Usually done at the [[trot]] and [[canter]], the horse lengthens its stride to the maximum length through great forward thrust and reach. Grand Prix horses show amazing trot exxtensions. |
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*Collected gaits (trot and canter): A shortening of stride in which the horse brings its hindquarters more underneath himself and carries more weight on his hind end. Takes a great amount of strength. The tempo does not change, the horse simply shortens and elevates his stride. |
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*Flying Changes (one and two tempis): The horse changes leads at the canter every stride (one tempi), two strides (two tempi), or three strides (three tempi). One tempis look like the horse is skipping. |
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*Pirouette: usually done at the canter |
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*Half-pass: A movement where the horse goes sideways and forward at the same ime, while bent slightly in the direction of movement. |
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Germany is currently the dressage powerhouse of the world, along with the Netherlands and Denmark. Spain and the United States are also at the top of the sport. |
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Top riders currently competing for the USA include: |
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*[[Debbie McDonald]] |
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*[[Robert Dover]] |
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*[[Sue Blinks]] |
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*[[Guenter Seidel]] |
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*[[Steffen Peters]] |
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*[[Leslie Morse]] |
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Other top riders include: |
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*[[Ulla Salzgeber]] (Germany) |
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*[[Hubertus Schmidt]] (Germany) |
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*[[Isabell Werth]] (Germany) |
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*[[Heike Kemmer]] (Germany) |
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*[[Nadine Capelmann]] (Germany) |
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*[[Beatriz Ferrer-Salat]] (Spain) |
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*[[Anky van Grunsven]] (The Netherlands) |
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*[[Edward Gal]] (The Netherlands) |
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*[[Jan Brink]] (Sweden) |
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*[[Carl Hester]] (Great Britain) |
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[[Category:Equestrian sports]] |
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