Kristy Oatley of Australia riding Du Soleil competes in the Mens/Womens Team Dressage Grand Prix at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
“Dressage is the ultimate expression of horse training and elegance,” according to the International Federation for Equestrian Sports.
The aim is for the rider to show they are the true master of their horse by training it to remember and perform a series of complicated moves on command.
At competition level, a rider will be given a predetermined set of instructions by a judge, and will then be marked on how skillfully the horse is able to perform them from memory.