hitching post

a post to which horses, mules, etc., are tied.

Origin of hitching post

First recorded in 1835–45

Wasn't that the same swaybacked horse dozing at the hitching-post?

In a Little Town |Rupert Hughes
Afterward he ordered the two best horses on the ranch saddled and tied to the hitching-post.

Whirligigs |O. Henry
The owner appeared just as the stranger was tying the pony to a hitching-post.

The Rocky Mountain Wonderland |Enos A. Mills
Raymer saw her when she drove under his window and calmly made a hitching-post of the clerk who went out to see what she wanted.

The Price |Francis Lynde

Leaving his horse at the hitching-post in front of the store, he walked boldly across the road and knocked at Dr. Deane's door.

The Story Of Kennett |Bayard Taylor

hitching post

a post or rail to which the reins of a horse, etc, are tied