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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On the wall, a painting cast famous figures including Barack Obama and Martin Luther King, Jr., on horseback, with their wives smiling in the saddle behind them.
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
On June 15, the heir to the throne rode on horseback at Trooping the Colour, the British Army's annual parade celebrating King Charles' official birthday.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Occasionally, some locals would come over on horseback and check it out.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Local residents on horseback finally found the 89-year-old adventurer, who managed to survive on beef jerky, salted nuts and iodine tablets.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 30 July 2024
On June 15, the heir to the throne rode on horseback at Trooping the Colour, the British Army's annual parade celebrating King Charles' official birthday.
—Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 27 June 2024
Occasionally, some locals would come over on horseback and check it out.
—Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2024
Local residents on horseback finally found the 89-year-old adventurer, who managed to survive on beef jerky, salted nuts and iodine tablets.
—Daniel Wine, CNN, 15 Aug. 2024
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“On horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20horseback. Accessed 21 Sep. 2024.
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