verb
- performing a curvet; leaping or prancing with arched back (especially of a horse)
Usage: equestrian
Examples
- The stallion was curvetting in the arena, showing off for the crowd.
- She watched her horse curvetting playfully in the pasture.
- The trained mare began curvetting as part of her dressage routine.
- The excited pony kept curvetting instead of walking calmly.
- After being confined to the stable, the horse started curvetting once released.
- The rider struggled to control the curvetting mount.