: on horseback
: given without thorough consideration
a horseback opinion
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Maria Diego, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
For the past decade, Randy Savvy, a musician and rancher, has continued his family's mission of offering horseback rides to at-risk youth while using music to unite country music with hip-hop and Western culture.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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Noun
Don’t miss cocktails and dancing at the legendary overwater Basil’s Bar, or horseback riding at the equestrian center.
—Maria Diego, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2025
For the past decade, Randy Savvy, a musician and rancher, has continued his family's mission of offering horseback rides to at-risk youth while using music to unite country music with hip-hop and Western culture.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Adjective
Horseback riders share the trails with hikers at Brett Woods, a 185-acre conservation area.
—Lisa Prevost, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017
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“Horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/horseback. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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horseback
1 of 2 noun
horse·back
ˈhȯrs-ˌbak 
: the back of a horse
horseback
2 of 2 adverb
: on horseback
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