whats it called when horses do this?

Question

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Answer 1

It is either 'rearing', when performed as a resistance or in fright, or, when trained as a movement, it is known as 'levade'. It was used to intimidate the enemy when horses were used in war. In the levade, the horse rises on his haunches to an angle of approximately 35 degrees from the ground, with both forelegs tucked up evenly, and balances in that position. At the beginning of the movement, the hind feet come under the horse's center of gravity with the hocks coming lower to the ground, so that the horse appears to sink down in back and rise in front. The position is held for a number of seconds, and then the horse quietly puts the forelegs back on the ground and proceeds at the walk, or stands at the halt. It is also a transition movement between work on the ground and the airs above the ground, and it requires enormous strength of the horse — not many horses are capable of a good quality levade.

There is a quick video of 'levade' on this link to youtube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zv-IydpCLm8

Answer 2

A horse riding up on his hind legs is rearing (and is not a good thing as if he has a rider on his back, it's possible for him to become overbalanced and fall backwards on top of his rider). If he rises up on his front feet and kicks out with his back legs, that is bucking (much less dangerous to a rider so long as he is balanced).

Answer 3

That horse is rearing

Answer 4

its called rearing up

Answer 5

Yep, he is just rearing.