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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Valegro and Dujardin had the manège to themselves.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
Next week, in Rio de Janeiro, seven judges around an arena, known as a manège, will evaluate the piaffes of the four-day dressage competition.
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
Dujardin watched as Hester rode Fernandez around the manège.
From The New Yorker ● Aug. 1, 2016
In Continental high school riding, a spur is a necessity, as, without its aid, the écuyères would not be able to perform many of their airs de manège.
From The Horsewoman A Practical Guide to Side-Saddle Riding, 2nd. Ed. by M. Horace (Matthew Horace) Hayes
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