horse around

verb

1. informal,  (intr, adverb) to indulge in horseplay

Idioms and Phrases

Indulge in frivolous activity or play. For example, The boys were horsing around all afternoon. This term presumably alludes to horseplay, which has meant “rough or boisterous play” since the late 1500s. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

Most of the sheltered animals' owners have been identified, and several owners spent Tuesday afternoon walking their horses around the stables.

From BBC

Among racing’s many problems is that there are no dedicated air shipping companies that make moving horses around the country easy.

From Los Angeles Times

That error of judgement, it later transpired, was her whipping a horse around its legs during a training session.

From BBC

Dujardin pulled out of the Olympic Games on 23 July after a video emerged of her "excessively" whipping a horse around its legs in a training session.

From BBC

He fashioned a helmet years ago — with a motor and a gear system — that spins two horses around the top of his head.

From Seattle Times