hopple
/ˈhɒp(ə)l
/verb & noun Riding
Another term for hobble (sense 2 of the verb), hobble (sense 2 of the noun).Leaving his own horse lying flat down in the long prairie grass, and the mustang hoppled, Joe rode on directly toward the emigrant camp.
Origin
Late 16th century: probably of Low German origin and related to early Flemish hoppelen and Middle Dutch hobelen 'jump, dance'; compare with hobble.