different between dressage vs sportpony

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

sport +? pony

Noun

sportpony (plural sportponies)

1. A type of pony in the general range of 13.2-14.2 hands that looks and moves like a small horse, capable of competing in the Olympic disciplines of jumping, dressage, and eventing, as well as in driving.