The moment has arrived ...
Eight horses enter the hall in single file, stopping at the far end where the riders doff their hats to salute the portrait of Emperor Charles VI.
First the horses and riders demonstrate all steps and movements of the high school where four stallions perform each of the movements seen in the Olympic Grand Prix Dressage test, including the flying change, passage, pirouette, and piaffe. The "Pas De Deux" is then shown, with two horses demonstrating High School movements in mirror image.
The "Airs Above the Ground" follows; all horses are under saddle, but the riders do not have stirrups. Movements performed include the levade, capriole and courbette.
The piaffe is demonstrated first, as it is the step that leads to the Airs Above the Ground. The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly in place. The center of gravity of the horse should be more towards the hind end, with the hindquarters slightly lowered and great bending of the joints in the hind legs. The front end of the horse is highly mobile, free, and light, with great flexion in the joints of the front legs, and the horse remains light in the hand. The horse should retain a clear and even rhythm, show great impulsion, and ideally should have a moment of suspension between the foot falls. As in all dressage, the horse should perform in a calm manner and remain on the bit with a round back.
The levade is a movement in which the horse first lowers its body on increasingly bent hocks, then sits on its hind hooves while keeping its forelegs raised and drawn in. This is demonstrated next.
Following is the capriole, an upward leap made by the horse without going forward and with a backward kick of the hind legs at the height of the leap.
Finally, the courbette, where the horse rears, then "hops" forward without his forefeet touching the ground. The horse performs five in a row, his feet and body never lowering toward the ground.
The performance finishes with the "School Quadrille", consisting of 8 riders working in formation at the walk, trot, and canter, with flying changes, pirouettes, the half pass and the passage. The ride is performed to classical music. Lasting 20 minutes, the School Quadrille of the Spanish Riding School is the longest and most difficult in the world. (pics my page)Come visit me, Q. Cherish - COTM March 2012.
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05/22/2012 09:07.40 PM
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06/01/2011 12:03.59 PM
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 This semester is almost over! Do YOU have what it takes to be Valedictorian?
There is one month left in Session 2 but it’s not too late to register. Do it today and get 1,000 Club Cat points just for joining. Prove you are the smartest cat around and you could earn a years’ worth of cat food for your favorite feline companion. Don’t delay… sign up today!
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06/02/2010 02:30.26 PM
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10/14/2009 08:09.18 AM
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omg!!!
u r so cute and u need more votes come vist sometimeCome visit me, stripes, socks & fenny R.I.P.
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09/01/2008 01:24.56 PM
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HI
HI my name is janie and im a bengal to and so is my daughter we both live together and me and my daughter just love other bengals so heres a vote and maybe you can stop by sometime.
Love,Janie and savanna her daughterCome visit me, Janie.
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07/29/2008 05:23.46 AM
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AWWWWWWW bengals are cute!!!!
awww ur so cute. heres a vote vote for roxy and ul get one back.............TRUE STORY NOT A SCAM! hi im roxy a 7 month old RUNT kitten from latrobe pennsylvania. i was a stray tangled in the weads at a bus stop when it was pooring down rain. and a 13 year old girl came and picked me up. for i was the only stray kitten that didnt run from people. the girl had to take me home. my mom was dead on the side of hte road for at least 2 weeks cuz her body was decaysing. the kitten was skinny with fleas and ticks and you could se her heart pump. i was estimated to be under one week old when she died. i was not sapose to live becaus ei lived untill a little over 2 weeks then the girl came. she kept me in a box and fed me tuna and milk untill i was 4 weeks. one night the girl went to a friends and i got out of the box and started meowing on her porch. the mother of the girl was alergic and the girl was growing out of being alergic to cats. the girls mother came on the porch and saw me. so she called the girl and told her. so the girl said leave her there until tomarow and i will be home. the girl got home the next day and she explained the story of when she found me. the girls mom said.. i dont like caats besides im alergic you cant keep it. the girl said fine but im not letting her go. nobody wanted the cat. "mom" didnt understand y nobody wanted me because i was adorable and very playful and never hissed or bit wich is great consittering i was a stray kitten. moms mom had to allow mom to keep me for a week in the house until we fopund it a home. moms mom and even moms moms boyfriend fell in love with me. we have 5 dogs a bird and 10 fish. now my moms mom said she would trade all the pets for 50 cats and she couldnt love me more. mom is 13 and owns all the pets and horses we own. she takes care of them and yet i am her favorite. mom and "grama" couldnt ask for anything better.. in fact they are now buying persians and showing and breeding them. thanx for all your help. heres YOUR vote please vote for roxy cotd today please i need your help!!! roxy needs cotd dog channel encoraged me.. even bird and horse channel encoraged me... and now its your turn. cat chennel..Come visit me, Hannah bear {vote COTD 10/29/09} thanks i wuv you! & Roxy Maleeah saunders # 61272 COTD Tuesday!!.
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06/03/2008 12:28.35 PM
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Hi from Milwaukee
Welcome to the cat channel. You are an absolutely gorgeous cat! Love your coat.Come visit me, Monty.
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06/03/2008 09:13.24 AM
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Wecome to Cat Channel
hiCome visit me, Elvis, In Memory of James 2007-2008, Evil Feral Cat, Princess, Lewis, Milkshake & Fuzzball of a Man.
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06/03/2008 08:36.34 AM
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Hi Snowflake
You are a beautiful cat.Hope we can be friends,here is a vote for you.Purrs to you!Come visit me, Angel Gypsy,RIP My Sweet Angel Baby,I Love You, Angel Buddy,Love,Miss You Sweet Boy, "The Gang",Spongie's Siblings,Love,Miss You Buddy, Angel Rambo,I love and miss you my sweet angel boy, K. SpongeBob-Hi,meet the wacking paw!!, Angel Muffy And Angel Blossie, together again & Bootsie,RIP My Angel,Welcome Sweet Buddy.
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06/03/2008 07:21.38 AM
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