What is the meaning of capriole?

noun

  • Dressage) a vertical jump of a trained horse with a kick of the hind legs at the top of the jump. (
  • A playful leap or hop.

verb

  • Perform a capriole, of horses in dressage.
  • Perform a capriole, in ballet. .
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