1. a leap or caper, especially a playful jump made by a horse or goat
2. a movement in dressage where a horse leaps with all four feet off the ground
Usage: equestrian

1. to perform a capriole; to leap or caper playfully

Examples

• The young goat performed a graceful capriole across the meadow.
• The stallion executed a perfect capriole during the dressage competition.
• Children love to watch lambs capriole in the spring pasture.
• The horse’s capriole impressed the judges with its height and form.
• She watched the foal capriole joyfully around its mother.
• The trained horse could capriole on command from its rider.