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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Agents have smashed car windows, blown open a door to a house and patrolled the fabled MacArthur Park on horseback.
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Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Expect to see Wild West performances on and off the train, like a tussle between the Cataract Creek Gang and the town Marshall on the departure platform, a robbery from rowdy cowboys on horseback who hop aboard the train, and banjo players serenading guests with western tunes.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
While on horseback, federal agents protect desolate, challenging stretches of territory that vehicles can’t traverse.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
During the Caragool des Born, more than one hundred riders on horseback enter the city and perform the jaleo, where horses stand on their hind legs and dance to traditional regional songs.
—Nina Aquino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
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Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
Expect to see Wild West performances on and off the train, like a tussle between the Cataract Creek Gang and the town Marshall on the departure platform, a robbery from rowdy cowboys on horseback who hop aboard the train, and banjo players serenading guests with western tunes.
—Nicole Edenedo, AFAR Media, 26 Aug. 2025
While on horseback, federal agents protect desolate, challenging stretches of territory that vehicles can’t traverse.
—Suzanne Wright, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025
During the Caragool des Born, more than one hundred riders on horseback enter the city and perform the jaleo, where horses stand on their hind legs and dance to traditional regional songs.
—Nina Aquino, Travel + Leisure, 21 Aug. 2025
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“On horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20horseback. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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