The high horse of political oratory has been riderless since his departure.
Picture again that same happy rambler suddenly and too late becoming aware of half a tonne of riderless horseflesh descending at speed upon him or her.
This is followed by a soldier leading a riderless horse, an homage to their loss.
First a parade of long-haired horsemen, each of whom is leading a riderless horse.
Several of their ponies, bridled but riderless, were captured during the evening.
In some regiments, riderless horses were let loose and herded down into the valley like a mob of cattle.
All the riderless horses started grazing in between the two lines of combatants.
A statue of a riderless horse is strictly an equine statue.