Airs Above the Ground

Classical "Haute Ecole" and the Lipizzaner famous dancing white horses (also includes Andalusians and Lusitanos performing the Airs Above the Ground)
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Andalusian performing airs above the ground. Capriole; "leap of the goat", the horse jumps from a raised position of the forehand straight up into the air, kicks out with the hind legs, and lands more or less on all four legs at the same time. It requires an enormously powerful horse to perform correctly, and is considered the most difficult of all the airs above the ground.
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Courbette: the horse raises its forehand off the ground, tucks up forelegs evenly, and then jumps forward, never allowing the forelegs to touch down, in a series of "hops". Extremely strong and talented horses can perform five or more leaps forward before having to touch down with the forelegs...
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