piaffe


Also found in: Thesaurus, Wikipedia.

piaffe

 (pyăf)
intr.v. piaffed, piaf·fing, piaffes
To perform the piaffer.

[French piaffer.]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

piaffe

(pɪˈæf) or

piaffer

n
(Horse Training, Riding & Manège) dressage a passage done on the spot
[C18: from French, from piaffer to strut]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.piaffe - a cadenced trot executed by the horse in one spot
dressage - maneuvers of a horse in response to body signals by the rider
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Mentioned in ?
References in periodicals archive ?
Soon after that, you might see a yearling executing a lovely piaffe on his way to the water trough.
As defined by the Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI), dressage is the highest expression of training in which the horse and its rider are expected to perform from memory a series of predetermined movements including pirouettes and trotting in place - piaffe.
Piaffe is an interesting runner as he makes his debut for Jane Chapple-Hyam in the Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes.
Piaffe is an interesting runner as she makes her debut for Jane Chapple-Hyam in the Bet totequadpot At totesport.com Maiden Fillies' Stakes.
The piaffe is like a cadenced trot in place, while the passage is a rhythmic trot where the horse moves forward with a slight suspension.
A Humphrey Lyttleton B Magnus Magnusson C Nicholas Parsons D Denis Norden QUESTION 10 - for 10 points: Which of the following might perform a piaffe? A A ballet dancer B An ice skater C A dressage horse D A skier QUESTION 11 - for 11 points: Which British industry was nationalised in January 1947?
Dressage is aiming to form the highest level of understanding between a rider and a horse, starting at the very basics and finally achieving a top level where spectators will see a horse presented in the three gaits: walk, trot and canter, performing figures and special movements like pirouettes, piaffe and passage or lead changes in canter -- without almost any visible cues.
Les Ivoiriens vont recuperer Gervinho qui piaffe d'impatience de se racheter de son manque de [beaucoup moins que] self control [beaucoup plus grand que].
"It felt like he was going for it in his extension and his piaffe passage was fantastic.
Valegro's test included pirouettes to the chimes of Big Ben and piaffe to The Great Escape theme tune, and it captivated the judges, with four of the five-strong panel awarding artistic marks of more than 93%.
Horse and rider are judged on a series of intricate moves from a piaffe to a half pass.