CAPRIOLE

n. & v.

--n.

1. a leap or caper.

2 a trained horse's high leap and kick without advancing.

--v.

1. intr. (of a horse or its rider) perform a capriole.

2 tr. make (a horse) capriole.

Etymology: F f. It. capriola leap, ult. f. caper -pri goat