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#122957 02/15/04 08:55 PM
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Date: Sat, 19 Mar 1994 07:58:02 -0500
Subject: A.Word.A.Day--dressage
dres.sage \dr*-'sa_:zh\ n : the execution by a horse of complex maneuvers in response to barely perceptible movements of a rider's hands, legs, and weight

For a site about Lipizzaners and dressage:
http://www.didyouknow.cd/animals/lipizzaners.htm




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A sport in which the Germans are the dominant players. Dressage is one of the disciplines in 3-day eventing, but when held as a separate event, the Germans tend to scoop the pool, in addition to being the best at breeding horses specifically for dressage.


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Germans tend to scoop the pool

what sport are we talking about?



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what sport are we talking about?

Dressage. It's swimming while fully clothed. The scoops are used to prevent drowning.


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oh, thanks. I was also wondering about that breeding horses thang...




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They have to breed the horses specially to get an intelligence level such that they can handle the scoops. It's also difficult to dress a horse that doesn't understand why it has to wear clothes.


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Dear Faldage:horses have always been smarter than a large
part of the population. Did you ever hear of a horse dumb
enough to bet on a human?



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