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Definition of piaffe in English: piaffenoun pɪˈafpiˈæf A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot without moving forward. a piaffe calls for more collection than a measured trot mass noun he showed a lot of potential in passage and piaffe Example sentencesExamples - Changes were cleaner, piaffe had more power, and pirouettes were more brilliant.
- Stopping in the center of the arena they performed a piaffe worthy of international competition.
- The horse is taken through a series of tests, such as the pirouette, piaffe and passage, in a walk, trot and canter.
- It was a joy to watch her in perfect fluid movement with her horse, performing moves like the half pass, flying change, piaffe and many others.
- She recently worked with a clinician to teach her horse half-steps, which precede training the piaffe.
verb pɪˈafpiˈæf [no object](of a horse) perform a piaffe. Example sentencesExamples - German champions along with young talented riders jumped, piaffed, went across country, drove carriages, vaulted, reined or went endurance riding to the joyful rhythm of music.
- Milo obediently piaffed and passaged, and I was very proud of him and keen to show his talent for the difficult work.
- The stallion piaffed, cantered, did shoulders-in and half-passes.
- "My daughter once saw a professional whose horse piaffed backward out of the ring," she says.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French piaffer 'to strut'. Rhymes caff, carafe, faff, gaff, gaffe, naff, Najaf, Taff Definition of piaffe in US English: piaffenounpēˈafpiˈæf A movement performed in advanced dressage and classical riding, in which the horse executes a slow elevated trot without moving forward. a piaffe calls for more collection than a measured trot mass noun he showed a lot of potential in passage and piaffe Example sentencesExamples - It was a joy to watch her in perfect fluid movement with her horse, performing moves like the half pass, flying change, piaffe and many others.
- Stopping in the center of the arena they performed a piaffe worthy of international competition.
- Changes were cleaner, piaffe had more power, and pirouettes were more brilliant.
- The horse is taken through a series of tests, such as the pirouette, piaffe and passage, in a walk, trot and canter.
- She recently worked with a clinician to teach her horse half-steps, which precede training the piaffe.
verbpēˈafpiˈæf [no object](of a horse) perform a piaffe. Example sentencesExamples - Milo obediently piaffed and passaged, and I was very proud of him and keen to show his talent for the difficult work.
- The stallion piaffed, cantered, did shoulders-in and half-passes.
- "My daughter once saw a professional whose horse piaffed backward out of the ring," she says.
- German champions along with young talented riders jumped, piaffed, went across country, drove carriages, vaulted, reined or went endurance riding to the joyful rhythm of music.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French piaffer ‘to strut’. |