pesade

American

[puh-seyd, -zeyd, -zahd] / pəˈseɪd, -ˈzeɪd, -ˈzɑd /

noun

Dressage.

a maneuver in which the horse is made to rear, keeping its hind legs stationary and its forelegs drawn in.

pesade British

/ pɛˈsɑːd /

noun

dressage a position in which the horse stands on the hind legs with the forelegs in the air

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Etymology

Origin of pesade

1720–30; < French, earlier posade < Italian posata a halt ( see pose ¹, -ade ¹); pes- by association with peser to weigh. See poise ¹

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