The Art of Dressage

The art of accommodation means “training” in French, and goes back to Xenophon in Greece and includes the military, as well as the famous riding schools developed in the Baroque era. During the Renaissance, the dressing was a popular art form and this artwork has been retained by the Spanish Riding School in Vienna, which is still known today for its Lipizzaner stallions. Some also describe it as horse ballet. Because of horse and cyclist it is easy, but it takes a high level of athletics, communication and skill to make these complex movements invisible and elegant. A dressing test located in the music is called kur. This is a very enjoyable experience for the cyclist, as he manages his own choreography testing using the required parameters, and it is also very exciting for the audience to be a witness. The modern Olympic Games began in 1896, with equestrian events first seen at the Paris Games in 1900. Since horses were mainly used in the army until then, the military test w