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When watching the Rings of Power I definitely didn’t expect a REAL CAPRIOLE to be performed during a battle sequence. What a treat to see this ancient classical dressage move in action! It’s so under-utilised in medieval/fantasy horse battle sequences.

The origin of dressage was all about training horses for mounted warfare - usually for knights and higher ranking classes. Classical dressage was about building horses to be reliable mounts and even be able to function as a weapon themselves with “airs above the ground” moves like the capriole.

I had the biggest horse geek out when I saw it!

And it was trained with a mix of traditional and treats too! 😍

Is someone still salty about a girl and her dog, coming to save her boyfriend, and in the process wiping the floor with a dark lord during his desk job era?

*hello there*