manège
Americannoun
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the art of training and riding horses.
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the action, movements, or paces of a trained horse.
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a school for training horses and teaching horsemanship.
noun
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the art of training horses and riders Compare dressage
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a riding school
Etymology
Origin of manège
1635–45; < French < Italian maneggio; see manage
Example Sentences
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Roudier was judging at the letter “M,” on the long side of the manège.
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
Valegro and Dujardin had the manège to themselves.
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
Surely such a rider, trained in the niceties of the manège, as well as experienced in riding to hounds, may fitly be placed at the head of the equestrian roll of honor.
From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault
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