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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Many of the procedures in place for formally establishing the results of the nation’s presidential election were designed when important documents were transmitted across the country on horseback—not by plane or email.
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
Iceland on horseback Try something truly unique by exploring Iceland’s incomparable landscape on horseback.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The statue of von Steuben on horseback sits at the intersection of West Lisbon Avenue and North Sherman Boulevard, across from the Washington Park Library.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
General William Henry Harrison and staff on horseback during the Battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813.
—Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
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Brian Bennett, TIME, 2 Nov. 2024
Iceland on horseback Try something truly unique by exploring Iceland’s incomparable landscape on horseback.
—Sandra MacGregor, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
The statue of von Steuben on horseback sits at the intersection of West Lisbon Avenue and North Sherman Boulevard, across from the Washington Park Library.
—Drake Bentley, Journal Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2024
General William Henry Harrison and staff on horseback during the Battle of the Thames, Oct. 5, 1813.
—Fox News, 5 Oct. 2024
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“On horseback.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20horseback. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.
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