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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In the clip, Johnson and a toddler watch as an ostrich approaches the vehicle, saddling up to the open window.
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Check out Wimberley Valley Winery and saddle up to the cherry-red vintage double-decker bus that now serves as a bar, or head to Limestone Terrace Vineyard to gaze out upon the vines from the hilltop deck.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Beyoncé is all saddled up and ready to get her rodeo on the road.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Pretend to be a cowboy for a day and saddle up for horseback riding and then attend an award-winning Saturday night rodeo.
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—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Check out Wimberley Valley Winery and saddle up to the cherry-red vintage double-decker bus that now serves as a bar, or head to Limestone Terrace Vineyard to gaze out upon the vines from the hilltop deck.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
Beyoncé is all saddled up and ready to get her rodeo on the road.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 28 Apr. 2025
Pretend to be a cowboy for a day and saddle up for horseback riding and then attend an award-winning Saturday night rodeo.
20.
—Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Saddle up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/saddle%20up. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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