manège

American  

[ma-nezh, -neyzh] / mæˈnɛʒ, -ˈneɪʒ /

Or manege

noun

1. the art of training and riding horses.

2. the action, movements, or paces of a trained horse.

3. a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship.

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manège British  

/ mæˈneɪʒ /

noun

1. the art of training horses and riders Compare dressage

2. a riding school

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Etymology

Origin of manège

1635–45; < French < Italian maneggio; manage

Example Sentences

At the far end of the manège, Hester sat on one of two chairs, raised on a dais.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

When Dujardin came out of the manège, Hester said the mistake had probably cost her the gold.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

Then Dujardin turned Valegro back into the middle of the manège.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

The most plausible story behind the twelve cryptic letters that line the manège and indicate where movements stop and start is that they mark where German princes liked their underlings to stand.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2016

His victims, a dozen Infantry officers, circle slowly round the manège.

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, August 1, 1917. by Various