horseback

noun horse·back \ ˈhȯrs-ˌbak \

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Definition of horseback

: the back of a horse

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Recent Examples of horseback from the Web

The statue of Tomislav on horseback was completed by sculptor Robert Frangeš Mihanović in 1938, although the outbreak of World War II prevented the statue from being installed in its current location until 1947.

— katarina kovac, Vogue, "Where to Go in Croatia’s Capital City of Zagreb," 11 July 2018
Though Philip, who turns 97 on Sunday, has also ridden on horseback in his younger days, he was absent entirely at the parade during this year’s official celebration of the Queen’s birthday.

— dana rose falcone, PEOPLE.com, "Why Prince Philip Was Missing from Trooping the Colour Today," 9 June 2018
Saturday, a tip led Nassau County Sheriff's Office volunteers to search for Cummings on horseback in a wooded area near Hilliard.

— crimesider staff, CBS News, "Joleen Cummings missing: Search for mom who vanished on Mother's Day," 21 May 2018
The queen's daughter, Princess Anne, who would have been happy to be married on horseback in the countryside, submitted to the TV rigors of Westminster Abbey for her 1973 wedding in the cold, dark depths of a national recession.

— patt morrison, latimes.com, "After centuries of practice, Britain's royals figure out how to turn a wedding into a global watch party," 17 May 2018
Kate channeled her love for horses when a video leaked online of her riding a horseback in the nude.

— Fox News, "6 things you didn't know about Kate Upton," 10 May 2018
Bernardo O’Higgins, a hero of Chilean independence, is commemorated on horseback in a Santiago square, while Simón Bolívar gallops in Lima and José San Martín rears up in Buenos Aires.

— jason farago, New York Times, "How Latin America Was Built, Before Modernism Came Along," 18 Apr. 2018
Chris Hemsworth rides onto the silver screen on horseback in the film adaptation (in theaters Jan. 19).

— anika reed, Detroit Free Press, "10 books to read before they become movies in 2018," 5 Jan. 2018
Headless Horseman Statue The 18-foot high sculpture on a small grass island in the middle of Route 9 shows the horseman chasing Ichabod Crane on horseback.

— sienna fantozzi, House Beautiful, "The Best Things To Do In Sleepy Hollow On Halloween," 9 July 2018

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