A light leap of a horse in which the forelegs are raised together, followed by the hindlegs with a spring before the forelegs touch the ground (dressage)
A leap, frolic
intransitive verb /kər-vetˈ or kûrˈvet/ (curvettˈing or curˈveting; curvettˈed or curˈveted)
To leap in curvets
To frisk
ORIGIN: Ital corvetta, dimin of corvo, from L curvus