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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Search & Rescue team personnel and volunteers from across the country also combed the surrounding areas on foot and on horseback.
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Canines and teams on horseback assisted in the search.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Mosey through West Texas on horseback Everything is bigger in Texas, as the saying goes.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Michelle and Zooey are the perfect duo to bring this cinematic joyride to life—they’re both original, fearless comedians with huge hearts and a willingness to be funny on horseback.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
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Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
Canines and teams on horseback assisted in the search.
—Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Mosey through West Texas on horseback Everything is bigger in Texas, as the saying goes.
—Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 16 Sep. 2025
Michelle and Zooey are the perfect duo to bring this cinematic joyride to life—they’re both original, fearless comedians with huge hearts and a willingness to be funny on horseback.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on horseback
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“On horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20horseback. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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