stablewards

Through the open lattice I watched the flicker of lanterns in the yard, where the horses were being upped and whoaed stablewards.

The Yeoman Adventurer George W. Gough

McQueen would not enter, because his horse might have seized the opportunity to return stablewards.

The Little Minister 1898

The buckskin, finding no feed to her taste, took the trail stablewards, the bridle dragging.

The Octopus : A story of California Frank Norris 1886

"Erling, you shall in nowise go stablewards, but come with us."

A King's Comrade A Story of Old Hereford 1884

Great numbers were still bent over their labour, and would be for hours to come, but the majority had leave to wend stablewards.

The Nether World George Gissing 1880

He gave his chestnut the rein in his turn, to overtake her; but Fatima's canter quickened into a gallop, and, inspirited by her companionship, and the fact that their heads were turned stablewards, Harry's pony, one of the quickest of its race, laid itself to the ground, and kept up, taking three strides for

David Elginbrod George MacDonald 1864

And off she did go -- if coaches be feminine -- amidst a loud flourish from the guard's horn, and the calm approval of all the judges of coaches and coach-horses congregated at the Peacock, but more especially of the helpers, who stood, with the cloths over their arms, watching the coach till it disappeared, and then lounged admiringly stablewards, bestowing various gruff encomiums on the beauty of the turn-out.

Nicholas Nickleby Charles Dickens 1841

And off she did go — if coaches be feminine — amidst a loud flourish from the guard’s horn, and the calm approval of all the judges of coaches and coach – horses congregated at the Peacock, but more especially of the helpers, who stood, with the cloths over their arms, watching the coach till it disappeared, and then lounged admiringly stablewards, bestowing various gruff encomiums on the beauty of the turn – out.

Nicholas Nickleby 2007