What is dressage? | British Dressage

Dressage principles

The fundamentals behind the sport for riders, judges, officials and fans

The history of dressage

From ancient Greece to Tokyo, learn how dressage has evolved

Paces and movements

A video guide to the dressage test broken down bit by bit

What's involved

What's involved in the sport: the arena, tests, horses, riders and more

Scales of Training

Learn the building blocks of dressage - the sport's mantra