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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There’s also the option to see the area on horseback.
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Deep in thought, the camera pans up to Hart's son Ryan, played by Michael Provost, trotting over to him on horseback.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
The plan seems to work, and Henry, Julia, and baby William make a run for Craigh na Dun on horseback.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Incarnated, at the moment, by Cameron Green, the director of interpretation at historic Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold had spent much of this May Friday on horseback.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 11 Oct. 2025
Deep in thought, the camera pans up to Hart's son Ryan, played by Michael Provost, trotting over to him on horseback.
—Bryan West, Nashville Tennessean, 10 Oct. 2025
The plan seems to work, and Henry, Julia, and baby William make a run for Craigh na Dun on horseback.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Incarnated, at the moment, by Cameron Green, the director of interpretation at historic Fort Ticonderoga, Arnold had spent much of this May Friday on horseback.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
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“On horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20horseback. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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