riderless

• “Gwena was arrayed in the "riderless" version of Companion full dress; no saddle, but with a blue and silver blanket cut like her barding& decorated at all the points with silver bells, a blue-dyed leather hackamore with silver tassels at the cheekpieces, and reins bedecked with more silver bells.”

  Storm Breaking

• “On Thursday, six riderless horses led the 86th annual Rodeo Parade in Tucson.”

  The Washington Post: Tucson shootings: Giffords staffers also struggle to heal, inspired by her progress

• “The massive factory floor, which churns out heavy trucks and excavators, is patrolled by riderless robots.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Caterpillar Girds for a Challenger

• “With dreamlike shots of riderless horses overrunning the German lines, Spielberg rather brilliantly suggests the carnage of the war without resorting to the chum bucket.”

  The Guardian: War Horse – review

• “Major Bartmae announced that one of the patrols had not returned at the appointed time — that one of their mounts had wandered back into the camp, riderless.”

  Fictionaut: Dust and Blood

• “It was riderless, though on its back was a high-horned Mexican saddle, scarred and discolored by long usage.”

  All Gold Cañon

• “In the same scene, the riderless horse charging erratically through no-man's land was actually ridden by a person in a skin-tight gray costume who was later digitally removed.”

  The Wall Street Journal: The Four-Legged Stars of 'War Horse'

• “One involves the strength of his team: Astana was left virtually riderless when Armstrong moved on with all his mates, and has been rebuilt with a core of strong Italians and Spaniards, including Pereiro.”

  The Guardian: Alberto Contador is employing stealth to join the Tour de France elite

• “The film also includes a very beautiful shot of a suddenly riderless mechanical bull rotating and softly bucking before an archery target -- a really wonderful moment.”

  The Huffington Post: Andrew Gorin: Childhood, Violence, and Alien Mating Practices: James Franco's "The Dangerous Book Four Boys"

• “I watched little John, Jr. salute his father's casket...then the funeral procession with Jackie, RFK and Teddy walking behind the casket, with the riderless horse and the somber music as the cortege moved through the streets of Washington.”

  'Letters to Jackie' captures a nation's anguish

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