Piaffe

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.

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.