expression, godan verb (-ru)
walk on stilts
Refers to the action of walking on stilts (竹馬). The phrase is literal and not commonly used metaphorically.
See also: 竹馬
祭りで子供たちが竹馬に乗って歩いている。
At the festival, children are walking on stilts.
竹馬 is the noun meaning 'stilts' or 'bamboo horse'; 竹馬に乗る is the verb phrase 'to walk on stilts'.
From 竹馬 (たけうま, 'stilts') + に + 乗る (のる, 'to ride'). The phrase literally means 'to ride on stilts'.