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1686 R. Blome Gentlemans Recreation ii. i. 4/2 The Cheval d' Escole is taught several Airs and Lessons, which as they require a great deal of Vigour and Address (as the Gallopade-Relevée, Caprioles, Ballotades, &c.) so they are necessary to be learnt in Academies, to give young Men a firm, and easy Seat.

1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Balotade, a Leap in which a managed Horse offers to strike out with his hind Legs, but does it not.

1796 J. Hunter Compl. Dict. Farriery & Horsemanship at Eparer In caprioles a horse must strike out behind with all his force, but in ballotades he only strikes half out.

1848 W. S. Maxwell Ann. Artists of Spain ix. 596 His mane streams far below the golden stirrup; and..he springs into the air in a sprightly ballotade.

1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. I. 208/2 Ballotade, the leap of a horse between two pillars, or upon a straight line, so that when his fore feet are in the air, he shows nothing but the shoes of his hind feet, without jerking out; differing in that respect from the capriole.

1948 A. Podhajsky Die Spanische Hofreitschule: Spanish Riding School 82/2 The Ballotade is the first stage of the difficult and extremely effective school jump, the Capriole.

2002 Tampa (Florida) Tribune (Nexis) 11 Jan. (Friday extra section) 4 Airborne movements include the ‘ballotade’, in which the horse leaps into the air holding its front and back feet in a classical ‘merry-go-round horse’ position.