dressage
n. uncountable C1 Advanced US //dɹɛˈsɑʒ// UK //dɹˈɛsɪdʒ// dres·sage
n. a sport where riders show how well they can control and move their horses. It is like a dance where the horse and rider move in perfect harmony.
n. a competitive equestrian sport involving the performance of a series of predetermined movements by a horse and rider. It emphasizes precision, control, and harmony between the two.
She practices dressage every Saturday morning.
The judges scored the dressage performance based on the horse's obedience and the rider's technique.
While often perceived as a mere display of elegance, dressage requires immense physical and mental discipline from both the athlete and the equine partner to execute complex geometric patterns with absolute precision.
Borrowed from French dressage (“training”).