What is Haute Ecole? (pronounced "aut ecole")

A very stylized and advanced form of classical dressage where the horse uses his hind, and front, legs completely symmetrical (used in pairs) when executing collected movements. It is the most elaborate and specialized form of dressage, reaching its ultimate development at the Vienna school in its traditional white Lippizaner horses. Some characteristic haute école airs, or movements, are the pirouettes, which are turns on the haunches at the walk and the canter, the piaffe, passage, pesade, levade, terre a terre, walk courbette, courbette, croupade and capriole.

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