The Prophet (ﷺ) met them (i.e. the people) while he was riding an unsaddled horse with his sword slung over his shoulder.
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 82
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Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 81 Next Hadith → Once the people of Medina were frightened, so the Prophet (ﷺ) rode a horse belonging to Abu Talha and it ran slowly, or was of narrow paces. When he returned, he said, "I found your (i.e. Abu Talha's) horse very fast. After that the horse could not be surpassed in running..'

Sahih al-Bukhari Book 56, Hadith 83