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demivolt

American  
[dem-ee-vohlt] / ˈdɛm iˌvoʊlt /
Or demivolte

noun

  1. a half turn made by a horse with forelegs raised.

demivolt British  
/ ˈdɛmɪˌvɒlt /

noun

  1. dressage a half turn on the hind legs

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Etymology

Origin of demivolt

< French demi-volte. See demi-, volt 1

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The result was that the horse, to La Certe’s unutterable surprise, made a sudden demivolt into the air—without the usual persuasion—almost unseated its rider, and fled over the prairie like a thing possessed!

From The Buffalo Runners A Tale of the Red River Plains by Ballantyne, R. M. (Robert Michael)

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