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The term "croupade" refers to a specific equestrian movement where a horse tucks its hind legs well under its belly. This maneuver is part of advanced dressage, a discipline within horsemanship focused on the harmonious development of a horse's physique and abilities. Dressage aims to create a horse that is calm, supple, and keen, working in perfect understanding with its rider. The croupade, along with other advanced movements like the levade and capriole, is a spectacular display of the horse's training and athleticism, often rooted in natural equine movements.12

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