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levade

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[luh-vahd] / ləˈvɑd /

noun

Dressage.

  1. a movement in which the horse first lowers its body on increasingly bent hocks, then sits on its hind hooves while keeping its forelegs raised and drawn in.

Etymology

Origin of levade

1940–45; < German < French, equivalent to lev ( er ) to raise + -ade -ade 1

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The war-horse's front legs are lifted in the levade , a tricky dressage move which you won't see at your local gymkhana.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2010

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