barebacked

7.0

Riding a horse without a saddle

adjective
/ˈbɛrˌbækt/

: sin silla

She prefers to ride her horse barebacked on quiet country trails.

Examples

The circus performer amazed the crowd by riding barebacked across the ring.
She loves to ride barebacked on the beach.
After removing the saddle, he wanted to try jumping the fence barebacked.
He often rides barebacked during the summer.
She prefers to ride her horse barebacked on quiet country trails.
After removing the saddle, he wanted to try jumping the fence barebacked.
The circus performer amazed the crowd by riding barebacked across the ring.

Synonyms

bareback

vsbarebacked

1 6.4

Riding a horse without a saddle

is the adjective form referring to that same riding

unsaddled

vsbarebacked

1 4.9

An animal, usually a horse, that has no saddle on its back

focuses on actually riding without a seat rather than mere absence

saddleless

vsbarebacked

6.1

Without a saddle on a horse or pony

is specific to riding without a seat rather than general nonfitting

Antonyms

saddled

2.5

Having a saddle on for riding

Surface Forms

barebacked positive

Morphology

barebacked = bareback (transparent) = bare + back + ed

Formed from 'bare' + 'back' = 'bareback' ('without a saddle'), then standard adjectival/ adverbial '-ed' is added; meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Barebacked comes from bare ('without' or 'naked') and back ('the horse's back'), like in 'bare hands' where 'bare' means you have nothing on your hands. So to ride barebacked is to sit on the horse's back with no saddle.