capriole

noun

1. a caper or leap.
2. Manège. a movement in which the horse jumps up with its forelegs well drawn in, kicks out with its hind legs in a horizontal position in the air, and then lands again on the same spot.

verb (used without object), cap·ri·oled, cap·ri·ol·ing.

3. to execute a capriole.

noun

1. dressage a high upward but not forward leap made by a horse with all four feet off the ground
2. dancing a leap from bent knees

verb

3. (intr) to perform a capriole