on horseback

phrase

: on the back of a horse : by riding a horse

Before the invention of the automobile, people often traveled on horseback.

Examples of on horseback in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Erdogan greeted Trump with an elaborate ceremony involving military officials on horseback and jets overhead emitting red, white and blue smoke. — Seung Min Kim, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026

Nomadic warriors called the Scythians roamed the Eurasian Steppe on horseback during the Iron Age. — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

Even before the sun went down, videos shared on social media showed a group of police officers on horseback patrolling the beach as crowds of beachgoers scattered in every direction. — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026

Rhymes for on horseback

• ammoniac
• biofeedback
• counterattack
• demoniac
• elegiac
• noncardiac
• paranoiac
• aback
• attack
• backpack
• backtrack
• bareback