: on horseback
: given without thorough consideration
a horseback opinion
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Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
Here guests can stargaze, learn the secrets of barbecue, canoe on a 100-acre lake, or unwind with a massage after a horseback ride or day on one of the two championship golf courses.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
Outdoors Take a horseback ride, kayak or paddleboard in a river or creek, or zip line over the canopy.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
Outfitters can help facilitate kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding or even horseback riding on the beach.
—Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
There are scavenger hunts, horseback rides, treasure hunts, tours of the greenhouse and special kids cookouts, complete with s’mores while their parents and grandparents enjoy a five-course farm-to-table meal at the Cheyenne Club.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
There’s also a spa with fitness facilities, along with pool, boat and well houses, a barn, large corral and access to outdoor activities ranging from horseback riding to scenic rafting trips down the Snake River.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
Laura Skinner, who co-owns West Yellowstone Rodeo and Creek Side Trail Rides, said the attack didn't interrupt its horseback rides on private property or its nightly rodeos.
—CBS News, 25 July 2023
Laura Skinner, who co-owns West Yellowstone Rodeo and Creek Side Trail Rides, said the attack did not interrupt its horseback rides on private property or its nightly rodeos.
—Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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Noun
Horseback Riding Ranch life simply isn’t complete without a horseback ride.
—Anna Mahan, Country Living, 10 Sep. 2023
Here guests can stargaze, learn the secrets of barbecue, canoe on a 100-acre lake, or unwind with a massage after a horseback ride or day on one of the two championship golf courses.
—Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 5 Sep. 2023
Outdoors Take a horseback ride, kayak or paddleboard in a river or creek, or zip line over the canopy.
—Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
Outfitters can help facilitate kayaking, stand-up paddleboarding or even horseback riding on the beach.
—Karen Cicero, Good Housekeeping, 6 July 2023
There are scavenger hunts, horseback rides, treasure hunts, tours of the greenhouse and special kids cookouts, complete with s’mores while their parents and grandparents enjoy a five-course farm-to-table meal at the Cheyenne Club.
—Eileen Ogintz, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
There’s also a spa with fitness facilities, along with pool, boat and well houses, a barn, large corral and access to outdoor activities ranging from horseback riding to scenic rafting trips down the Snake River.
—Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 3 Aug. 2023
Laura Skinner, who co-owns West Yellowstone Rodeo and Creek Side Trail Rides, said the attack didn't interrupt its horseback rides on private property or its nightly rodeos.
—CBS News, 25 July 2023
Laura Skinner, who co-owns West Yellowstone Rodeo and Creek Side Trail Rides, said the attack did not interrupt its horseback rides on private property or its nightly rodeos.
—Matthew Brown, Anchorage Daily News, 25 July 2023
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 22 Sep. 2023.
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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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