Meaning Of The Word Curvet

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What's The Definition Of Curvet?

curvet in American English
in equestrian exhibitions, a movement in which a horse rears, then leaps forward, raising the hind legs just before the forelegs come down
to cause to curvet
to make a curvet
intransitive verb: to leap in a curvet, as a horse; cause one's horse to do this
noun: a leap of a horse from a rearing position, in which it springs up with the hind legs outstretched as the forelegs descend
transitive verb: to cause to make a curvet

curvet in British English
noun: a low leap with all four feet off the ground
verb: to make or cause to make such a leap

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