prancings
High-stepping horse movements
Prancings are instances of prancing—the high-stepping, showy movements of a horse or person.
The word suggests spirited, attention-seeking motion: The prancings of the show horses delighted the crowd.
Like most -ing nouns, it appears rarely in the plural, usually when describing multiple discrete episodes of such behavior.
Playful leaping about
- cavortPlay with lively movement
- rompPlayful, spirited activity
- frolicLighthearted playful movement
- skippingRhythmic hopping locomotion
leap · bound · capering · antics · frolicking · gaiety · merriment · frisky
Walking with exaggerated pride
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
- showing offOstentatious self-display
swagger · posturing · peacocking · flourishing · mincing · sashaying · flouncing · grandstanding
gambol
Playful leaping about
skipping · leap · bound · capering · antics · frolicking · gaiety · merriment · frisky · lark
strutting
Walking with exaggerated pride
- preeningGrooming with vanity
- flauntingOstentatious display of something
- paradingMarching ceremonially through streets
showing off · swagger · posturing · peacocking · flourishing · mincing · sashaying · flouncing · grandstanding · displaying
spirited
Full of vim
jaunty · exuberant · vivacious · buoyant · perky · bouncy · high-stepping · nimble · light-footed · spry
dressage
Competitive precision riding
horse · stallion · mare · hoofbeats · showjumping · manege · equitation · bridle · saddle · paddock
- prancing horseHorse stepping showily
- Prancing PonyHorse moving showily