corvette, curvet

Corvette or corvette ( sometimes spelled corvet ) means a warship, an old wooden sailing ship, or a newer armed ship used as an escort --
They are restoring an old corvette, and need to have the sails made.
There is one corvette left to escort the convoy.

Curvet or curvet means a leap of a horse, started by rearing its front legs up, then kicking out its back legs as the front legs come down --
His horse did a fine curvet, but lost points on the jump.
The horse should do a curvet on command, not just rear like a bucking bronco.

Curvet may also mean, of a horse, to make a leap, or of a person, to make a horse leap, by rearing up and kicking out the back legs --
In fine weather the young horse will run, jump, and curvet for hours.
Curvet the horse as you pass the reviewing stand.

Now that you know that, you can say --
"He wants an ensign for the corvette, of a white horse in the middle of a curvet."

Note -- "Corvette" ( always capitalized ) is also the famous sportscar --
They are restoring an old Corvette, and need to have the seats reupholstered.