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Lipizzans (there's a "pizza" in the middle) or Lipizzaner.

Yes, levade is the low one with highly flexed hocks and pesade is the 
higher one.

Lynne
and buns of steel Twix who can do both, plus of course the classic 
"rear"
Buns of Steele, now that's a name for a Remington Steele granddaughter, 
eh?

On Nov 25, 2004, at 7:56 AM, <heidi@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thanks, kat, for a more detailed explanation of weight distribution in 
> the
> moving horse.  And Joe is right on with his post as well, explaining 
> how
> helping the horse to get more weight on the hindquarters by properly
> training and conditioning actually makes him a safer mount, less apt to
> trip and fall, and better able to carry himself and stay sound, not 
> just
> downhill, but everywhere.
>
> Even the stationary horse can get 100% of his weight on the 
> hindquarters
> in some instances--one of the classical dressage exercises performed by
> the Lippizans (is it the levade? I get the names mixed up) has the 
> horse
> crouching on his hindquarters with his forehand completely off the 
> ground
> and remaining in that position.  I remember a story about one of the
> stallions there several years ago who would get mad and pout, and get 
> into
> this position and refuse to budge out of it.  He reportedly could hold 
> the
> position for half an hour or better.  Wow, what hindquarters and 
> balance!
>
> Heidi


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