137. Dressage

In the open-air party camp at the horse venue, a band invited from somewhere in the area is playing unknown happy songs, as if celebrating victory.

The weather was nice today, it didn't get in the way of the show jumping and didn't make the party so it was cancelled.

Men and women dressed in various formal suits and banquet dresses are eating free pastries and fruits, drinking free wine, and talking and laughing in this open-air party.

As an aristocratic sport that has been carried forward in the West, watching equestrian competitions and not wearing formal dresses is obviously sorry for the equestrian itself.

As for those horse fans who are unhappy because they support the riders and horses they race, and lose the race, even if they are in such a happy party, even if they are in a bad mood, they will be infected by the atmosphere of the party and become the beginning.

Fu Jun thought about it, probably because of the elegant knightly sport, if after the race, the fans cried and mourned, and there was no gentlemanly demeanor at all, it would undoubtedly be a shame for the race, so it was natural to find a way to make the fans happy.

Speaking of which, as a big country of horse breeding, China has a long history of taming horses and treating horses as important military materials, such as the traditional sport of folk horse racing, which has actually existed since ancient times.

Of course, it is said that it is an ancient folk sport, but horses have always been an important strategic resource of various feudal dynasties in ancient times, so those who could afford to play horses in ancient times are actually the same as modern times, either rich or expensive, ordinary people can contact and participate in this folk sport, not nothing, but never more.

One of the most famous is the "Tian Ji Horse Race", a well-known idiom in Chinese history that reveals how to use one's strengths to deal with the weaknesses of one's opponents and thus win in competition.

It can be seen that there has been no shortage of horse racing genes in China, but like many traditional cultures, this gene has gradually disappeared or been Westernized.

For example, the party that Fu Jun attends now is actually the same as the banquet held by the ancient nobles after the horse race, but it has changed from China to the West.

At the party, in addition to those Zhongma fans who just watched the horses, the happiest were the employees of Wenhuai Lake who celebrated Tang Yao.

They are extremely busy in the club on weekdays, and when they encounter this rare opportunity to relax, coupled with Tang Yao, the eldest lady of the club, who has just won her first victory, they are naturally very happy.

Especially Robert, a foreigner, has not participated in any formal banquets since he came to Wenhuaihu, and he is obviously very uncomfortable compared to him abroad.

This time I was able to experience it at the horse venue, naturally I was very happy, and when I was up, Fu Jun also saw him invite the female staff of the club to dance, and the dance was very good, but this made Fu Jun feel novel, it turned out that this professor who looked strict still had this hand.

The noon party is over, and all that remains is for the horse fans in the mood to continue watching the afternoon race - dressage competition.

Although Fu Jun does not like dressage competitions, he is very aware of the coordination of human bodies and horses, which is the essence of dressage competitions.

In Fu Jun's view, dressage is just the rhythmic gymnastics of people and horses, when the rider and the horse, two different kinds of creatures, combine into a whole and perform various graceful dance movements.

However, this sport does not attract much interest from Fu Jun, after all, if a beautiful woman dances rhythmic gymnastics, a beautifully dressed, slender female athlete dances a variety of elegant gymnastic movements, it is indeed very aesthetic for people.

Moreover, if it looks very beautiful, it will also make people look at it intently, whether the audience is male or female, it is the same.

However, if you watch the performance of people and horses, and there is no single person performing, there is no such free and free beauty.

Speaking of which, the origins of dressage can be traced back to the time when Xenophon lived, but it was first developed from the classical riding of the Renaissance.

Xenophon, a soldier, biographer, and historian of the ancient Greek city-state of Athens, once wrote a book called "On the Art of Horsemanship", which is a masterpiece in the field of equestrianism.

Xenophon once said: "If a horse is made to feel acceptable to carry people, and to show its beauty, then the horse will find it pleasant, noble, proud, and extraordinary to be ridden." ”

And this sentence, in fact, can very well explain the meaning of the dressage competition, that is, the coordination between people and horses, how to achieve the point where people and horses are one and happy with each other.

And only after years of training can you reach the highest level of being able to participate in dressage.

Accompanied by the music of the venue, the rider and the horse cooperate like a flowing cloud, bringing the ultimate visual enjoyment to the audience.

For riders, dressage is both a great challenge and a rewarding sport.

Even if you don't plan to compete, dressage training will make your horse faster, and the key is that the rider doesn't force the horse, and the horse is responsive and loves the sport, which is the foundation of all riding activities.

Of course, no good dressage can be achieved without years of hard training, and patient training can give the horse a natural pace and contour.

Racehorses and riders need to rely on each other to achieve something, and dressage training is impossible without a true friendship, requiring the horse to train willingly and relaxed, which the rider cannot do without experience.

In dressage, anything on and off the field is important, especially in a familiar Olympic venue where the rules call for 60m x 20m.

At this time, the attention to detail, self-control, consistency and coordination of man and horse are all key factors in dressage competition.

In the afternoon, the weather became hotter and hotter, and the knights in full costumes rode horses and entered the show one after another.

Fu Jun watched drowsy until the end of the race, and the most he did was to join all the spectators, and after the riders entered and left the field, they applauded each other in respect.

"Don't you like to watch dressage too? Like me, horses are a symbol of speed, and playing with horses should enjoy the thrill, and sprinting and jumping with speed is the respect for horses. It's really pretentious to play this kind of procrastination action show here! ”

When he left the field, Tang Yao, who also came to watch the game, saw Fu Jun, who was obviously drowsy, and said to Fu Jun with a smile. Mobile phone users please browse and read, and a better reading experience comes from Aiwang.