a caballo

on horseback

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phrase Uncommon #9,681

on horseback Used for riding a horse or describing someone/thing on a horse. In some contexts it can also mean horse riding as an activity.

SP: Fuimos a dar un paseo a caballo en el campo.

EN: We went for a horseback ride in the countryside.

Déme una papa fritas a caballo.

Give me an order of fries with a fried egg on top.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Ni siquiera monto a caballo.

I don't even ride horses.

— Rebeca (1940)

A caballo regalado no se le miran los dientes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Monto a caballo.

I ride a horse.

Esta mañana ha ido a montar a caballo.

This morning he went horse riding.

Yo también sé montar a caballo.

I also know how to ride a horse.

También sé montar a caballo.

I also know how to ride a horse.

Tom montó a caballo la semana pasada cuando estuvo en el rancho de su abuelo.

Tom rode a horse last week when he was at his grandfather's ranch.

El chico montó a caballo por primera vez.

The boy rode a horse for the first time.

Un paseo a caballo.

A horse ride.

— Un día de furia (1993)

Los hombres a caballo tomaron sus tierras.

The men on horseback took their lands.

Es agradable pasear a caballo.

It's pleasant to go horseback riding.

Le he dicho a caballo para que quedara mejor, pero iba en mula.

I said he was on horseback to make it sound better, but he was actually on a mule.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

Sé montar a caballo.

I know how to ride a horse.

— “Cumbres Borrascosas” (2026)

Puedo andar a caballo.

I can ride a horse.

Va a ser una papa fritas a caballo.

It's going to be a potato chip on a horse.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Chicas a caballo.

Girls on horseback.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

A caballo regalado no le mires los dientes.

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

Tom iba a caballo por el bosque.

Tom was riding his horse through the forest.

Si quieres vivir aquí, debes poder montar a caballo.

If you want to live here, you must be able to ride a horse.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

Tom se jacta de nunca haber sido derrotado en una carrera a caballo.

Tom boasts that he has never been beaten in a horse race.

El Rey está pasando revista a caballo.

The King is reviewing the troops on horseback.

— Enrique V (1989)

Y también iba a caballo.

And I also used to ride a horse.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

A caballo.

On horseback.

Quiero montar a caballo.

I want to ride a horse.

Los heridos a caballo.

The wounded on horseback.

— El señor de los anillos: Las dos torres (2002)

Papas fritas a caballo.

French fries topped with fried eggs.

— Relatos salvajes (2014)

Un hombre a caballo vino por el camino.

A man on horseback came along the road.