Saturday, July 03, 2004

The Artistic Side Ought To Count More

The Artistic Side Ought To Count More
I think we can agree that good dressage freestyle tests include three basic elements. It begins with the music, which should be directly related to the choreography. The music needs to set the tone, to fit the horse, to go with the movements, and to express something. Creative and unusual choreography, the second element, means they don’t just do the standard figures and they do them in a more demanding sequence, things like piaffe pirouette, extended canter to a double pirouette, or passage half-pass. Finally, there must be technical virtuosity...
- copyright Chronicle of the Horse -


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Find out about music for freestyle from Windsong Dressage and Equestrian Center. If you have questions you can email Ulla Hudson, our German Certified Instructor.

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