bareback

or bare·backed

[ bair-bak ]

adverb

1. with the back of a horse, burro, etc., bare; bear; without a saddle:

   to ride bareback; a bareback rider.

bareback

/ ˈbɛəˌbæk /

adjective

1. (of horse-riding) without a saddle
2. slang.
   (of sex) without a condom

verb

1. intr to practise unprotected sex

Word History and Origins

Origin of bareback¹

First recorded in 1555–65; bare ¹ + back ¹

Example Sentences

Epper was a skilled rider, and at age 9, she broke into stunt work, riding a horse bareback down a mountain for a 1950s TV show, becoming one of the first professional child stunt doubles.

From Los Angeles Times

"She would be jumping off waterfalls, jumping off planes, riding horses bareback, swinging on chandeliers, jumping 30ft from the roof of a castle - all stunts she did herself," Roy Wadia says.

From BBC

A team consists of someone to catch the incoming horse, two people to hold horses and a rider who speeds around the track bareback, twice switching to another horse.

From Seattle Times

She walked into a bar, met someone who knew a thing or two about riding bareback broncos and convinced him to train her.

From Seattle Times

I tried bareback bronc riding for a few weeks.

From Literature