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Starting Out | Getting On |
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How to Use A Mounting Block
Use of a mounting block will reduce the strain on your horse's back while you are getting on as well as being a lot easier for you.
A well-mannered horse should stand quietly whilst you get on and not walk away until you ask him to.
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| | Could you add " Recheck girth" Moss deflates once that last foot goes in the stirrup.
| | | After the saddle, pad and girth are secure, I raise each of 'Goose's' front legs as it seems to pull out any 'pinches' in the pad that could irritate him
| | | Thank you, Mossy, I recheck the girth every time I get on or put anyone else on a horse. But it is very easy to miss something, that I do automatically, when I write it all down.
Randy, personally I have never liked the idea of raising horses front legs to 'stretch' the skin. I have found it encourages some to paw the ground when you do up the girth. I alway put my fingers under the girth and just ease it away from the skin, allowing the skin relax back into place. back to
| | | Nice to know that you should use a mounting block but where can I get one?
| | | Absolutely agree with Janet Coe. I have built a mounting block from breezeblocks, but it is unsatisfactory as the horses can damage their legs on the sharp corners. Where can one buy a plastic moulded one?? Have searched the Web to no avail!
| | | I find a good mounting block is a plastic bottle crate. Breweries use them for transporting beer, and they are light and stirdy, but finding one can prove difficult sometimes!
| | | We have just brought our ten year old daughter a 14.2h horse, could you please tell me if (and where) we would be able to buy a mounting block
many thanks
| | | You can just buy a step stool instead. That's what I use.
| | | I heard that using a plastic milk bottle crate is bad as the horse can stamp on it and get stuck. this could cause untold amounts of damage to the horse or you!
I would use the breeze block as these will be less likely to be blown around the yard if they are situated out side.
| | | you should add to never pull on the saddle but to grab a bunch of mane so it doesn't pull on the horses withers.
| | | The best mounting block is a bale of hay. You can stack 'em according to your height, and it never, ever harms the horse.
| | | I use a mounting block, sold by 'Rideaway'. Its a lightweight moulded plastic 2-step stool, which means that it is easily transportable as well.
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