Courbette

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A movement in dressage in which the horse makes a series of jumps on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air.

Synonyms

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curvet

Etymology

Borrowed from French courbette.

Related phrases

hind leg

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