on horseback

idiom

: 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

Arriving at the Jio World Convention, there were musical performers and hundreds of dancers as Anant arrived on horseback. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 15 July 2024

Riding through the festival crowd on horseback to her Saturday evening set on the Great Northern Stage, Ferrell hopped off the quarter horse, immediately strapped on an acoustic guitar and went right into a jam with her band. —Garret K. Woodward, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024

Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid helped represent the 1950s, riding through the plaza on horseback in head to toe Hermès. —Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024

Come here for outdoors adventuring aplenty amid the national parks of Bryce Canyon, sunrise hot-air ballooning, and trails on horseback. —Mark Ellwood, Robb Report, 10 July 2024