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horseback riding

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Noun1.horseback ridinghorseback riding - the sport of siting on the back of a horse while controlling its movements
equestrian sport - a sport that tests horsemanship
pony-trekking - a sport in which people ride across country on ponies
athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
ride horseback - ride on horseback
prance - ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
canter - ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"
gallop - ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
post - ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
gallop, extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
trot - ride at a trot
2.horseback riding - travel by being carried on horseback
travel, traveling, travelling - the act of going from one place to another; "he enjoyed selling but he hated the travel"
bronco busting - breaking a bronco to saddle
endurance riding - riding for long hours over long distances
pack riding - riding with a pack
trail riding - riding along a roughly blazed path
ride, sit - sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
override - ride (a horse) too hard
outride - ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors"
dismount, unhorse, get down, light, get off - alight from (a horse)
ride horseback - ride on horseback
prance - ride a horse such that it springs and bounds forward
prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward
canter - ride at a canter; "The men cantered away"
canter - ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow"
gallop - ride at a galloping pace; "He was galloping down the road"
post - ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
gallop, extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?"
trot - ride at a trot
Translations
horseback riding ركوب الخيل jízda na koni ridning Reiten ιππασία equitación ratsastus équitation jahanje equitazione 乗馬 승마 paardrijden ridning jazda konno equitação верховая езда ridning การขี่ม้า binicilik cưỡi ngựa 骑马


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Amongst the objects in the scene, they soon discovered an animated one; it was a man on horseback riding towards them.
Lifting his eyes to the dizzy altitude of its summit, the officer saw an astonishing sight - a man on horseback riding down into the valley through the air!
 
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