saddle up

phrasal verb

saddled up; saddling up; saddles up
: to get on a horse
He saddled up and rode away.

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Grab a booth or saddle up to the bar, tuck into a burger, and wrap up the day with a game of pool. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 13 Jan. 2025 Rogers’s visitors went there to saddle up their horses on their way to the adjacent riding area and, below that, the polo field. Sam Lubell, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 After checking the horses for injuries or signs of conflict, agents saddle up and plan their patrol route based on areas with significant migrant traffic. Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Australia is a long way from Nashville, but that hasn’t stopped the Wiggles from saddling up with some country friends for their upcoming album Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!, out March 7. Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 10 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for saddle up 

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“Saddle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20up. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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