noun. In fencing, a pass or thrust made at a wrong or inopportune moment for the opponent, thus breaking the rhythm of his intended combination.

noun. In the manège, the resistance or hindrance of a horse that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manège, occasioned by lack of skill in the rider or the bad temper of the horse.

noun. Resistance; opposition.

noun. The resistance of a horse, that interrupts his cadence and the measure of his manege, occasioned by a bad horseman, or the bad temper of the horse.

noun. Resistance; opposition.

noun. The resistance of a horse that interrupts its cadence and the measure of its manège, caused by bad horsemanship or the bad temper of the horse.

noun. resistance; opposition

opposition  resistance