The horse, ridden by five-time Olympian Steffan Peters (USA), waltzed in perfect time to an upbeat electronic mix created by musician Taylor Kade at the Olympic Equestrian Park in Tokyo on July 28.

At the Olympics, dressage riders lead horses through complicated routines set to disco beats, 80s jams, classical and everything in between. The music is meant to highlight the horse's best qualities.

“You can have an $850 horse.” All kinds of horses are used in dressage, including Arabians, quarter horses and draft crosses, according to Emery. “There’s a mule here,” she said.

The Club, located in Lincoln, Neb., recognizes riders and horses with combined ages of 100 or more. The Dressage Foundation provides a Century Club ribbon and wall plaque to each horse and rider team.

While most people can appreciate the grace and athleticism of ballet, dressage – the precision art of horse riding and training – remains a puzzling spectacle to all but a few.

Couple skips dressage World Cup, avoids potential image problem. April 18, 2012 — -- The World Cup finals for the elite sport of dancing horses, known as dressage, opened today in the ...

Ann and Mitt Romney, who are technically co-owners of Rafalca (and three other dressage horses), took a $77,000 loss on their 2010 taxes for Rafalca’s care, though they didn’t deduct that ...