1. (of a horse) to move with a high-stepping trot in place or nearly in place, without forward progress
Usage: equestrian term; transitive or intransitive

Examples

• The dressage horse began to piaffer as the rider prepared for the next movement.
• The stallion piaffered nervously while waiting at the gate.
• In classical dressage, the horse must piaffer with rhythm and cadence.
• The trainer taught the young horse to piaffer on command.
• The horse piaffered in place, its legs moving rapidly without advancing.