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Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images are cantering to a home semi-final and probably a ninth consecutive Twickenham final after a forgettable five-try beating of an underpowered side who looked to have their minds elsewhere.

From The Guardian • Apr. 14, 2013

Ah! now I can see everything—everything; they are cantering by the old mill.

From Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

Now, suppose you are cantering with Nelly's right shoulder leading, and want her to change to the left.

From Patroclus and Penelope A Chat in the Saddle by Dodge, Theodore Ayrault