Caracole

The caracole or caracol (from the Spanish caracol - "snail") is a turning maneuver on horseback in dressage^[1] and, previously, in military tactics.

In dressage, riders execute a caracole as a single half turn, either to the left or to the right, representative of the massed cavalry tactic of caracole previously used in the military.

^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caracole" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

[1] Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Caracole" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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