on horseback

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: 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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In total, 21 images were beamed onto the building’s white shells from 9 p.m. until midnight, including black and white photos of then-Prince Charles playing cricket, on horseback and at Bondi Beach in 1966, as well as a portrait taken for the Australian public last year, according to the Times. —

Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 From creating personal mosaics in Italy to exploring Inca ruins in Cusco on horseback, these are the best Airbnb experiences to book for your next vacation. —

Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Oct. 2024 People here raise horses and livestock; most streets are lined with gravel trails, rather than sidewalks, to accommodate riders on horseback. —

Rebecca Plevin, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024 Nurses on horseback delivered medicine to a community cut off due to the storm and a husband navigated a cooler of his wife's breast milk through floodwaters. —

Stephanie Gallman Jordan, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for on horseback