Figure Artistique

It's time for the final preparations. The rider has carefully strapped on his helmet, the horse's harness is perfectly adjusted, the martingale is snug, the leather glossy and the rings gleaming brightly. Moment has come to put their best foot forward. Volte, demivolte, serpentine, spiral, diagonal – the figures have been rehearsed over and over again and etched in the rider's memory before materializing intertwined on this scarf. With its relentless symmetry and spellbinding shapes, Florence Manlik's design resembles a French formal garden crafted to order for this high-level dressage competition.