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