pesaden.
/pəˈzɑːd/, U.S. /pəˈzɑd/, /pəˈzeɪd/, /pəˈseɪd/ Dressage.
A movement in which the horse raises its forequarters high and balances on deeply bent hind legs in a stationary position.In later use associated esp. with the Spanish Riding School in Vienna.
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1705 tr. G. Guillet de Saint-Georges Gentleman's Dict. i. at Raise To raise a horse upon Corvets, upon Caprioles, upon Pesades [Fr. le lever à Pesades].
1728 E. Chambers Cycl. Pesade, in the Manage, that Action taught a Horse, wherein he rises with his fore Feet, and bends 'em up to his body, without stirring the hind Feet. The Pesade is the first Lesson taught a Horse, in order to bring him to Curvetts, &c.
1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. II. 596/2 Pesade, the motion which a horse makes in raising his fore-quarters, without advancing.
1948 A. Podhajsky Die Spanische Hofreitschule: Spanish Riding School 82 If the horse raises the fore quarters so high that his body reaches an angle of 45° with the earth, this is called ‘Pesade’; on the other hand, if it raises the fore quarters less high, one speaks of a Levade.
1980 E. Jong Fanny ii. vi. 219 The Galopade, Volté, Pirouette,..Pesade,..and such, he view'd as but Expressions of Human Vanity forced upon the gentle Horse.
2003 Herald Sun (Melbourne) (Nexis) 7 Feb. 100 International standards of levade, pesade, capriole, courbette and other baroque elegances.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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