[a. F. croupade, f. croupe CROUP sb.1, under the influence of It. groppata.] (See quot. 1884.)
1849. W. S. Mayo, Kaloolah, 298. Forcing him [a horse] to perform a number of lofty croupades.
1884. E. L. Anderson, Mod. Horsemanship, II. xvii. 152. The Croupade is a high curvet, in which the hind-legs are brought up under the belly of the horse as it makes the leap from them.
