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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PIAFFE

From French, from piaffer to strut.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PIAFFE

piaffe  [pɪˈæf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PIAFFE

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Piaffe is a noun.
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WHAT DOES PIAFFE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Piaffe

The piaffe is a dressage movement where the horse is in a highly collected and cadenced trot, in place or nearly in place. The center of gravity of the horse should be more towards the hind end, with the hindquarters slightly lowered and great bending of the joints in the hind legs. The front end of the horse is highly mobile, free, and light, with great flexion in the joints of the front legs, and the horse remains light in the hand. The horse should retain a clear and even rhythm, show great impulsion, and ideally should have a moment of suspension between the foot falls. As in all dressage, the horse should perform in a calm manner and remain on the bit with a round back. The piaffe was originally used in battle to keep the horse focused, warm, and moving, ready to move forward into battle. In modern times, the piaffe is mostly taught as an upper level movement in Classical dressage and as a Grand Prix level movement. Additionally, it is needed to develop the levade and from that, the airs above the ground.

Definition of piaffe in the English dictionary

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PIAFFE

pia
pia mater
Piacenza
piacevole
piacular
piacularity
Piaf
piaffer
Piaget
pial
pian
pianette
pianic
pianino
pianism
pianissimo
pianississimo
pianist
pianistic
pianistically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PIAFFE

agraffe
Aycliffe
bouffe
coiffe
gaffe
giraffe
griffe
Luftwaffe
Northcliffe
O´Keeffe
opere buffe
pouffe
Radcliffe
ruffe
Sutcliffe
Tartuffe
Wickliffe
Wicliffe
Wycliffe

Synonyms and antonyms of piaffe in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «piaffe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PIAFFE

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原地踏步
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piaffe
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piaffe
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piaffe
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piaffe
280 millions of speakers

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пиаффе
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piaffe
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piaffe
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piaffer
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Piaffe
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Piaffe
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piaffe
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piaffe
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Piaffe
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đi như chạy nước kiệu
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piaffe
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Translator English - Marathi

पिएफफे
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P YAF
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piaffe
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piaffe
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піаффе
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piaffe
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piaffe
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Piaffe
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piaffe
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piaffe
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Trends of use of piaffe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PIAFFE»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PIAFFE» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PIAFFE»

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Dressage Masters: Techniques and Philosophies of Four ...
According to classical dressage I try to train piaffe first. I half halt the horse back in a diagonal footfall into the piaffe. However, with some horses, especially ones that have not been trained to piaffe correctly, I find it better to train piaffe out of the  ...
David Collins, Klaus Balkenhol, Uwe SchultenBaumer, Ernst Hoyos, George Theodorescu, David Collins, 2006
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El Caballo de Baile
¿Qué es el baile? Primero que nada, llamaremos al baile lo que en realidad es. Piaffe. Después de leer este libro sabrás que es un piaffe, y en que se diferencia de un baile mal enseñado. En pocas palabras sabrás lo que es un Piaffe ...
Antonio Topete Diaz, 2011
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Equine Behavior: A Guide for Veterinarians and Equine Scientists
Piaffe Passage Elevation Gaits Medium trot Extended trot Schooling trot Working trot Lengthened trot Collected trot Extension Figure 7.15 A good quality trot is characterized by a long duration of both swing phases and suspension phases as ...
Paul McGreevy, 2012
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The Sportsman's Cabinet, and Town and Country Magazine
The position of the horse in the Piaffe has little if any bend ; the horse works straight, and the feet describe only two threads, his near fore and hind feet on one thread, and the off fore and hind feet on the other : in this position the horse can only ...
‎1833
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A treatise upon horsemanship, tr. by W. Frazer
horse at once, before he hid been taught to piaffe, by which the horse certainly was put upon the hocks, and rather taught to rear . and make points than to raise his fore-pans gracefully, but if in the beginning all idea of making a horse raise his ...
François Robichon de la Guérinière, 1801
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Animal Physiotherapy: Assessment, Treatment and ...
Horses are trained to alter the temporal characteristics of the trot to produce the more collected variations of trot - the Passage and the Piaffe. Clayton has studied the temporal characteristics of the trot, Passage and Piaffe: the tempo remains ...
Catherine McGowan, Lesley Goff, Narelle Stubbs, 2013
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Equine Sports Medicine and Surgery
The passage and piaffe Passage and piaffe are two dressage exercises derived from the collected trot but the kinetics of each are quite different. Differences in the temporal variables has been demonstrated in kinetic analyzes of the dressage ...
Kenneth W Hinchcliff, Andris J. Kaneps, Raymond J. Geor, 2013
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The Farmer's Magazine
The piaffe is distin guished from the passage by a more lofty action be fore, and a dancing of the haunches. The action being higher, and retained longer in the air, the beats are slower, and not so sharp, as in the passage Riding the piaffe ...
‎1836
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The Sportsmen's Cabinet, and Town and Country Magazine: A ...
The PIAFFE. The position of the horse in the Piaffe has little if any bend ; the horse works straight, and the feet describe only two threads, his near fore and hind feet on one thread, and the off fore and hind feet on the other : in this position the ...
Thomas Burgeland Johnson, 1833
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White Stallion of Lipizza
You still have much work ahead on the piaffe between the pillars.” He spoke slowly, emphasizing each word. “You see, Hans, the piaffe is the first stage for all aerial work. It is like a base from which the rocket flies! Only a horse and rider who ...
Marguerite Henry, 2014

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PIAFFE»

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Meet the horse that can jump, never gets tired and helps the disabled
Besides jumping, it can also perform advanced dressage moves such as piaffe and passage, pirouette, half pass and shoulder in. «OCRegister, Jul 15»
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Bring on the Dancing Horses
... to complicated moves at the upper levels like majestically trotting in place (piaffe) or pirouettes that create the vision the horse is dancing. «Eugene Weekly, Jul 15»
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A 411 on equestrian at the Pan Am Games
... gaits, lateral movements (travelling sideways and diagonally) or really fancy stuff like pirouettes, passages and piaffe (trotting in place – trust. «Caledon Enterprise, Jul 15»
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Canada's Chris von Martels claims individual bronze medal
Her freestyle choreography featured an impressive piaffe and passage tour that started her test with Anton, a 15-year-old dark bay ... «Caledon Citizen, Jul 15»
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Olympic Veteran Steffen Peters Caps All-Golden Pan Ams With …
“He kept that cadence from the passage, the piaffe felt huge, the passage and the half passes felt just as big,” said Peters, a three-time ... «TeamUSA.org, Jul 15»
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Speaking after the grand prix special on Sunday (12 July), Matthias said: “Toto was willingly performing today, and particularly piaffe and ... «Horse & Hound, Jul 15»
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US, Canada neck and neck in Pan American Games dressage
... put in one of their best FEI Grand Prix tests to date, scoring 77.240% in a test that showcased the gelding's brilliant piaffe and passage. «Horsetalk, Jul 15»
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Charlotte Dujardin and Valegro on top form at Hartpury
But the nine-year-old's piaffe and passage is of such quality that she can still post chunky scores even with mistakes. Henriette Andersen and ... «Horse & Hound, Jul 15»
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U of T alumna rides for gold at Toronto 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am …
... complex gaits, demonstrating such advanced movements as changes of lead with each stride during canter (often called skipping), piaffe (trot ... «News@UofT, Jul 15»
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Rider and horse have developed competitive bond
Dressage movements. •Piaffe: A calm, composed elevated trot in place. Minimal movement forward is allowed. If the horse moves backwards, ... «Mansfield News Journal, Jul 15»

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