Baretti: A dictionary of the English and Italian languages
Cavalcáre, v. a. & n.
1. to ride on horseback.— a bisdosso o a bardosso, to ride without a saddle. Imparare a —, to learn to ride on horseback. — un pezzo, to mount a piece of ordnance on its carriage; 2. to march with the cavalry; 3. to sit astride; 4. to master, manage.