# ride down

idiom

Source: https://englishreference.com/idiom/ride-down
Updated: 2026-08-10

## Meaning

To cause (a horse) to fall when riding.

## Examples

- The reckless rider did not mean to ride down his horse.
- During the intense cavalry training, the soldier accidentally rode down his horse on the muddy field.
- The exhausted animal collapsed after the soldier, in his desperate haste to reach the front lines, rode down his horse on the rocky mountain path.

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