noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
Refers to the act of getting off a horse. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb (下馬する).
武士は城の前で下馬した。
The samurai dismounted in front of the castle.
ここで下馬してください。
Please dismount here.
Compound of 下 (ge, 'down') and 馬 (ba, 'horse'). The reading げば is the standard on'yomi combination.