quadrille (dressage)

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Quadrille is a choreographed dressage ride, commonly performed to music, which is often compared to an equestrian ballet or to a drill team. The basic elements of quadrille riding came from the linear formations used in warfare dating back to the 1650s.{{Cite web |last=Equisearch |date=2006-07-25 |title=History of the Dressage Quadrille |url=https://equisearch.com/articles/quadrillehistory_072506/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=EquiSearch |language=en-US}} A minimum of four horses are used, although many times more (always in pairs), which perform movements together. Quadrille may be ridden as a performance, such as those given by the Spanish Riding School, or as a competitive test with judging.{{Cite web |last= |title=USDF, Your Connection to the American Dressage Community |url=https://www.usdf.org/ |access-date=2022-06-14 |website=USDF, Your Connection to the American Dressage Community |language=en}} At the highest level, quadrille includes movements such as shoulder-in, travers, half-pass, passage, flying changes, and canter pirouettes.