How to Use dressage in a Sentence

dressage

noun
  • Bob Stevens: Her goal in life was to get into the Olympics in dressage.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • And ground zero for dressage in the Olympics was … in Palm Beach County.
    Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2021
  • Horses show off their gaits in a sport called dressage.
    Theresa MacHemer, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The leak – coming through a Dutch lawyer – also stands to benefit the Dutch dressage team.
    Harriet Marsden, theweek, 25 July 2024
  • The police arrested Michael Barisone, 54, the Olympic dressage riding coach and owner of the farm.
    Sarah Maslin Nir, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2019
  • And just in case equestrian events aren’t hoity-toity enough, the 2024 dressage and jumping will unfold at the Palace of Versailles.
    Vulture Staff, Vulture, 24 May 2024
  • Steffen Peters and the United States dressage team did something that had not been done in more than 70 years.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 July 2021
  • But a new dressage arena is a step in expanding the place’s appeal to horse owners.
    al, 13 July 2021
  • Danish polio victim Lis Hartel won the silver medal in dressage at the 1952 Olympic games.
    By Anne Marie Hunter, kansascity.com, 4 July 2017
  • New this season is a solo segment by stallion Maestoso Batosta, as a tribute to the Olympic sport of dressage.
    Sheryl Devore, Lake County News-Sun, 7 June 2018
  • The horse show includes three phases: dressage, show jumping and cross country.
    Shirley MacFarland, cleveland, 6 Aug. 2020
  • A lot more people compete in running than in, say, dressage or sailing.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 8 Jan. 2022
  • There are 12 arenas on the show grounds, so take your time going from event to event, soaking in the sights of everything from show ponies to Olympic-level dressage.
    Todd Plummer, Town & Country, 13 Mar. 2017
  • Jacqueline Mars, heiress to the Mars candy fortune, is one of the biggest backers of eventing, a sort of equine triathlon that involves dressage and a pair of jumping tests.
    Devon Pendleton, Bloomberg.com, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Events include those for he Special Olympics as well as dressage, hunter and jumper competitions.
    Amy Aumick, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 May 2018
  • Competitors will begin the four-day event with dressage, followed by cross-country and show-jumping.
    Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 29 July 2022
  • But the duo's greatest feat yet came on Sunday, when Snoop and Stewart were invited to provide live commentary for the horse dressage games.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 6 Aug. 2024
  • In fact, she was raised as a dressage horse before appearing on The Sopranos, according to News 12.
    Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2022
  • The pair had an even better time guessing the next clip — a video from the dressage individual grand prix freestyle, an event where horses get to show off their best moves to music.
    Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 2 Aug. 2021
  • Some became ranch horses, some work with the Border Patrol, and one became a world champion in dressage.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 May 2021
  • People taking the three-day tour, available to the public for the first time, will experience dressage, show jumping and polo.
    Jennifer Shapiro-Sacks, Sun-Sentinel.com, 13 Mar. 2018
  • Spread out over 173 acres, the stables are open to residents and guests of all skill levels and include a covered arena, an outdoor dressage area and a five-acre turf event field.
    Smithsonian, 1 Apr. 2018
  • The estate features a 12-stall barn with groom quarters, a tack room, five paddocks and a regulation-size dressage ring with mirrors.
    Emily Weaver, Peoplemag, 15 Feb. 2023
  • World Cup Finals for dressage and show jumping, an important Olympic proving ground.
    New York Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The property also includes a 12-stall barn with groom quarters, a tack room, five paddocks, and the regulation-size dressage ring.
    Jose Lambiet, miamiherald, 15 Feb. 2018
  • Riders interested in dressage or show jumping can make use of the Olympic-size outdoor arena.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 28 June 2023
  • At the equestrian center guests can enjoy dressage, show, vault, or western programs, and the Field House will have year-round access to racquet courts, baseball fields, and an indoor pool.
    Christopher Mason, Town & Country, 17 Oct. 2016
  • The advanced horses show the top levels of dressage riding, including the passage, an elevated trot while moving forward with a pause in the air.
    Sheryl Devore, chicagotribune.com, 25 Aug. 2020
  • Venues that can host surfing, sailing, equestrian dressage and track cycling?
    Andrew Keh, New York Times, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Snoop Dogg went viral for his commentary during the dressage event last Games, so his presence at this year’s equestrian events was hotly anticipated.
    Leigh Nordstrom, WWD, 9 Aug. 2024

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