on horseback
idiom
: on the back of a horse : by riding a horse
Before the invention of the automobile, people often traveled on horseback.
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In a post to her Instagram Stories, the Duchess of Sussex, 44, shared a photo of the Duke of Sussex, 41, on horseback during the match.
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
A far cry from those first days, when news bulletins arrived at the Statesman’s dirt-floor cabin after days on horseback.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
National Guard troops deployed alongside federal agents on horseback, looked like soldiers in a war zone.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
As this torture unfolds, the Hollow folks swarm the ranch, some by boat and some on horseback.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
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Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025
A far cry from those first days, when news bulletins arrived at the Statesman’s dirt-floor cabin after days on horseback.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
National Guard troops deployed alongside federal agents on horseback, looked like soldiers in a war zone.
—David Alvarado, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
As this torture unfolds, the Hollow folks swarm the ranch, some by boat and some on horseback.
—Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Dec. 2025
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“On horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20horseback. Accessed 21 Dec. 2025.
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