unsaddle

[ uhn-sad-l ]

verb (used with object)

, un·sad·dled, un·sad·dling.

1. to take the saddle from.
2. to cause to fall or dismount from a saddle; unhorse.

verb (used without object)

, un·sad·dled, un·sad·dling.

1. to take the saddle from a horse.

unsaddle

/ ʌnˈsædəl /

verb

1. to remove the saddle from (a horse, mule, etc)
2. tr to unhorse

Word History and Origins

Origin of unsaddle¹

1350–1400; Middle English unsadelen; un- ², saddle; compare Dutch ontsadelen, Old High German intsatalôn

Example Sentences

I’ve written about the estate tax many times in the past, mainly because it’s a hobby horse that the GOP never seems to unsaddle.

From Los Angeles Times

Into a Hot Spot collapsed after being unsaddled following the race.

From Seattle Times

One broke down and the other collapsed while being unsaddled.

From Los Angeles Times

The other horse to die was Into a Hot Spot, who collapsed while being unsaddled after the race.

From Los Angeles Times

He turned and unsaddled his horse and took off its bridle—"Though you are a perfectly horrid horse," he said.

From Literature