hand-ride

[ hand-rahyd ]

verb (used with object),hand-rode, hand-rid·den, hand-rid·ing.
  1. to ride (a horse) in a race without using a whip or spurs, urging it on with only the hands.

verb (used without object),hand-rode, hand-rid·den, hand-rid·ing.
  1. to hand-ride a horse.

Origin of hand-ride

1
First recorded in 1910–15

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