Académie du spectacle équestre, France

A friend of mine just gave me a DVD that she purchased on her trip to Versailles. It's of the Académie du spectacle équestre, where there is a dressage show directed by Bartabos of beautiful horses dancing to music. I've been to the Royal Andalusian School of Equestrian Art in Jerez, Spain and seen that amazing show and would like to go to the Spanish Riding School in Vienna as well, so watching this footage makes me also want to visit in person!

Here's a clip of some of the show on YouTube. Actually, on their website, they say they are recruiting riders...

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