How to Use horseback in a Sentence

horseback

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  • Shepherds and sheep and the Magi on horseback will join in.
    — Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Dec. 2022
  • Indeed, the Queen is known to explore the grounds on horseback (or behind the wheel of a Range Rover).
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 22 July 2022
  • The pop star closed her post with a quick clip of herself riding horseback.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The last time Queen Elizabeth II rode in on horseback was at the 1986 parade.
    — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 June 2023
  • We both like horseback riding and hiking and all that crunchy s---.
    — Dory Jackson, Peoplemag, 24 Oct. 2022
  • As days passed, thousands of volunteers on foot and on horseback combed the swamps and fields around their home in Friendswood.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2023
  • Some on horseback were attacked near the Supreme Court, pulled to the ground and pummeled by rioters.
    — Katie Polglase, CNN, 14 Jan. 2023
  • Hence the poor fellow, near the beginning, who, while on horseback, gets hit in the head not by an arrow but by a coin.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 22 July 2022
  • The horses at Three Oaks Farm are decked out in Santa hats and jingle bells for horseback riding on the beach.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Dec. 2023
  • The cast gave horseback riding a try as the escaramuzas patiently led them around the venue.
    — Kimi Robinson, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2022
  • Some come for hiking or horseback riding along 35 miles of trails.
    — Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Nintendo 1:39—This shot gives a quick glimpse of the return of horseback combat.
    — Kyle Orland, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2023
  • He will be remembered for his love of horseback riding, sports cars and his dog, Romeo.
    — Ej Panaligan, Variety, 10 Jan. 2023
  • The First Lady was a fan of horseback riding and kept a stable in Upperville, Virginia.
    — Matt Novak, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2023
  • In 1997, Evelyn was killed in a horseback riding accident while on a ride with Beth and Kayce.
    — Emily J. Shiffer, Peoplemag, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Outdoors Take a horseback ride, kayak or paddleboard in a river or creek, or zip line over the canopy.
    — Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The preserve can also be explored on foot, bike or horseback.
    — Ryan Ballogg, Miami Herald, 29 Feb. 2024
  • The pair then groomed a horse together before going on a horseback ride.
    — Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 5 Mar. 2024
  • The ranch, called Artemis Acres, is a horseback riding facility and lodge.
    — Sydney Page, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Dec. 2022
  • In addition to featuring her insignia and the years of her reign, one coin featured the monarch on horseback.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 11 Aug. 2022
  • Leibovitz had wanted to shoot at Windsor Castle, with the queen on horseback.
    — Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2022
  • Warrior-pastoralists on horseback occupied the vast steppes that extend 5,000 miles from Hungary and Ukraine in the west to Manchuria in the east.
    — Adam Kuper, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022
  • At the start of the month, Chopra and Jonas went horseback riding in Carpinteria, California.
    — Savannah Walsh, ELLE, 26 Nov. 2022
  • Wells was not on horseback at the time she was shot, but was standing near her horse trailer when the man approached and started shooting, Todd said.
    — al, 5 Feb. 2023
  • The epic sweep of the Yosemite wilderness, the High Sierra on horseback, a huffing locomotive pulling into a gold rush town.
    — Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Guided hikes, bike rides, and horseback rides—as well as cooking classes—are available at the resort year-round.
    — Monica Mendal, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Long before the road to Tusheti was built in the 1980s, the only way in or out was on foot or horseback -- a reality local shepherds have known for ages.
    — Melanie Hamilton, CNN, 10 Oct. 2022
  • The film opens with Colman Domingo’s Mister riding in on horseback playing the banjo.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 11 Dec. 2023
  • Sid then clipped Oscar's left elbow with a shot as Oscar escaped on horseback.
    — Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Not so long before, such an appeal would have required a day’s ride by a messenger on horseback.
    — Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 1 Jan. 2023

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