: on horseback
: given without thorough consideration
a horseback opinion
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Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
There are stargazing tours, horseback rides and an out-of-this-world yoga dome is opening this summer.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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Noun
Days are filled with horseback rides through wooded trails, canoeing on the Little River, archery practice, and tie-dye under the trees.
—Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 18 May 2025
There are stargazing tours, horseback rides and an out-of-this-world yoga dome is opening this summer.
—Demarco Williams, Forbes.com, 16 May 2025
Adjective
Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area.
—Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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“Horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseback. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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horseback
1 of 2 noun
horse·back
ˈhȯrs-ˌbak 
: the back of a horse
horseback
2 of 2 adverb
: on horseback
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