bare-backed

Riding without tack

Bare-backed describes riding a horse without a saddle, sitting directly on the animal's back: She preferred riding bare-backed through the fields.

The term extends to anything lacking its usual covering or support.

In sexual contexts, bare-backed (or bareback) means without a condom: They went bare-backed, which worried him afterward.

exposed

sunburn

UV-induced skin inflammation

elements · weathering · sunbathing · scorching · blistering · peeling · sunscreen · ultraviolet · shirtless · topless

vulnerable

unprotected

Without safeguard or shield

susceptible · helpless · exposed · open · fragile · at-risk · sensitive · endangered · precarious · assailable

riding

horseback

Atop a steed

bronco · mane · gallop · trot · canter · grip · balance · horsemanship · vaulting · mustang

Opposites
equestrian equipment

bare-backedsaddled

Burdened or mounted

tacked · tacked up · harnessed · caparisoned · bridled

BACK COVERING (general)

bare-backedcovered

Having protection atop

clothed · blanketed · draped · padded · laden

Family

bare, back, backed, bareback, bared, barely, bareness, barer, barest

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