different between dressage vs courbette

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French dressage (“training”).

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /?d??s.???/
• Rhymes: -???

Noun

dressage (countable and uncountable, plural dressages)

1. (uncountable) The schooling of a horse.
2. (uncountable) An equestrian sport in which the horse and rider perform a test of specific movements in an arena, and are judged on the horse's obedience, acceptance of the bridle and of the rider's aids, gaits, impulsion, and the harmony between horse and rider.
3. (countable) An event or competition of the sport of dressage.

   I'm competing in two dressages and a jumping show this weekend.

Synonyms

• (the training of a horse): flatwork, training, haute ecole (high school), classical dressage, (poetically) ballet on horseback

Translations

Anagrams

• de Grasse, degasser, regassed

French

Etymology

From dresser +? -age.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d??.sa?/

Noun

dressage m (plural dressages)

1. training
2. dressage

Descendants

• ? English: dressage

Further reading

• “dressage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French courbette.

Noun

courbette (plural courbettes)

1. A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.

   Synonym: curvet

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?.b?t/

Noun

courbette f (plural courbettes)

1. (low) bow (prostration)

Derived terms

• faire des courbettes

Further reading

• “courbette” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).