Dressage originally started as part of Greek army battle movements, designed to attack the opponent and to strengthen the war horses' minds and bodies. In fact, the piaffe, a dressage movement where the horse trots in place, pawing the ground, is thought to have been used to stamp on the fallen enemy.
Piaffe
This continued through the centuries, and dressage training became more advanced after the Spanish Riding School in Vienna was founded, in 1572. This dressage training is the basis of all dressage worldwide today. They ride and train exclusively Lipizzaner stallions, in daily public displays, and also on worldwide tours.
The Spanish Riding School puts their horses through three rigorous training stages from the age of four, the final stage being 'Haute Ecole', where they are taught the most advanced 'airs above the ground' moves, such as capriole, courbette and levade.
Capriole
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