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AMBUATE
I put here link of ambuate- Nevzorov and Perst.
http://www.hauteecole.ru/en/photogaller ... d=74&gid=1
C
CAPRIOLE
Standing capriole
The croupade and the ballotade are both preparing exercises for the capriol.
There are two sorts of capriols - the standing capriole and the capriole. The standing capriole is a half air. The horse stands on its frontlegs and kicks out with its hindlegs, in other words it is a controlled lash out.
The capriole is the air above the ground that is considered to be the most difficult exercise. The horse jumps up as in a ballotade and when the horse is highest up, and parallel to the ground, it lashes out. Also in this exercise it should land on its hindlegs or at least on all four legs. The capriol is very powerful and it looks as if though the horse explodes with power when it lashes out. This of course demands strength and suppleness. And of course a lot of balance and coordination.
http://www.akademiskridkonst.se/eng/mov ... l#ovanmark
http://www.le-site-cheval.com/figures/cabriole.php
http://www.lipizzaner.com/Capriole.asp
CROUPADE
The croupade is much like the courbette. The difference is that the horse jumps only upwards instead of forward as in the courbette. The hindlegs are drawn much upward and placed as close as possible to the belly. Unfortunatly the croupade is also the name for the standing capriole, but to make things easy we will call it just a capriole and the croupade is left to the description above. The croupade, of course, demands that the horse can seperate the courbette from the croupade. It demands as much strength from the horse as the courbette and as much balance.
http://www.akademiskridkonst.se/eng/mov ... l#ovanmark
http://www.le-site-cheval.com/figures/croupade.php
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HALF-PASS (APPUYER)
Half-pass is a two-track exercise in which the horse moves sideways and crosses his legs.
http://www.cheval-haute-ecole.com/indexA.html
J
JAMBETTE
http://www.le-site-cheval.com/figures/airs.php
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G15CFbIPebA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fs7UXTUX3YQ
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MEZAIR
The horse rears up and strikes out with its forelegs. It is similar to a series of levades with a forward motion (not in place), with the horse gradually bringing its legs further under himself in each successive movement and lightly touching the ground with his front legs before pushing up again. The meziar was originally called the courbette by the old dressage masters, and it is no longer practiced at the Spanish Riding School.
http://www.le-site-cheval.com/figures/mezair.php
http://www.lipizzaner.com/lipizzaner_frameset.asp
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PESADE
The pesade is almost exactly like the levade. The only difference in how it looks is that the horse always is above 45 degrees. This demands a bit less strength of the horse.
http://www.akademiskridkonst.se/eng/mov ... l#ovanmark
http://www.le-site-cheval.com/figures/pesade.php
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SCHOOL WALK (Pas d’Ecole)
the School Walk (Pas d’Ecole) gives the horse strength, beauty and majesty. The classical School Walk is a raised walk, round, of diagonal properties, almost a Passage Walk. It is very different of the nowadays school walk, which is a beginning of Spanish walk. It demands well balanced horses who are generous, strong and limber, and who are ready for serious collection and capable of flexing their joints hard.
http://www.cheval-haute-ecole.com/indexA.html
I have to search good photos for these elements for the examples.
I think here in AND-encyclopaedia must write also exercises of the levels (topic: Natural Dressage Groundwork with the cordeo: the levels, for example what is mountain goat?). I found the video of jambette, now I know what it is- its Esprit´s favourite exercise