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croupade

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[kroo-peyd, kroo-peyd] / kruˈpeɪd, ˈkru peɪd /

noun

Dressage.

  1. a movement in which a horse jumps up from a pesade with all four legs drawn up under it and lands on four legs in the same place.

Etymology

Origin of croupade

1840–50; < French (translation of Italian groppata ), equivalent to croupe croup 2 + -ade -ade 1

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