Capriole
Capriole , noun
[French capriole, cabriole, Italian capriola, from Latin caper goat. Compare Caper, v. i. Cabriole, Caprice, Cheveril.]
1.
(Man.) A leap that a horse makes with all fours, upwards only, without advancing, but with a kick or jerk of the hind legs when at the height of the leap.
2.
A leap or caper, as in dancing.
With lofty turns and caprioles.
Capriole , intransitive verb
To perform a capriole. — Carlyle