Help needed to mount bare back alone!!!!

[Crazy Caroline]

Can anyone offer advice how to mount bare back when I am alone from the ground. I only usually ride when I can get a leg up.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks:D :o

[Tor&Warrior]

I usually find something like a bucket or gate to stand on so your just a bit off the ground and then hold onto a bit of mane and just jump. It works for horses to I'm 5ft3 and *** is 15.2hh and I can still get onto him bareback fine. When you first do it it does seem a bit strange as you feel like your just throwing yourself in the air but it's easy really!:D

[Showjumper]

Practice vaulting onto a wall or gate before you attempt to launch yourself onto a horse's back. Vaulting in itself is easy to do and difficult to explain...

[makebelieve]

Lol, I use either a bucket, stool or mounting block.

Vaulting sounds like a good idea too :) Professional vaulters make it look so easy! Anyone here had any vaulting lessons?

[tbone]

my horse is to tall for me last time I had to have 2 people help me one pushed me up and and one pulled me down on the other side lol!

I learned to mount from a wall/gate I don't know if that is vaulting but i climb the gate and get on:)

[Crazy Caroline]

Thank you all for your help. I am having a Parelli lesson on Saturday so will enquire about vaulting then (I think it has been mentioned before).

Will see how I get on this evening and let you all know.

Thanks so much.


:D

[kedwards]

I'll be interested to hear what you learn.

I'm pretty agile, but I can't mount my 16.2h beast bareback without a mounting block. Even with a mounting block, I pray that he doesn't walk off on my while I'm throwing that other leg over.

[Dreamchaser]

My friend taught me how to get on bareback. You'll need to practice first, though. Stand beside your horse, facing the back of your horse. Put your hand on the withers. Step forward with your left leg and swing your right leg over, while holding onto the withers. You'll need to do this with a lot of umph, though or else it won't work.

[Crazy Caroline]

Finally got a few mins to reply.

Thank you all for your advice.

Managed to practice getting on (and off) Lacy on Saturday. She was very good and stood still with her Mum holding her. I still found it a little difficult but was managing quite well after a few goes. Lacy was as good as gold and just stood very calm for me. She loves having someone sit on her back, even for a few mins, as it makes her feel all grown up.

My parelli instructor showed me one way to get on but I couldn't get to grips with the way she did it (sort of faced forward, held the withers with left hand only, jumped across the back of the horse and while using her right elbow to lean on then swung her right leg over).

I basically used a similar technique to what you have described Dreamchaser, held onto her mane near her withers and jumped up and 'threw' my right leg over her rear. It seemed to work. Probably not the most graceful but I managed it. Considering she is only 14.1hh it was quite difficult and my arms ached the next day.

Will keep practicing. Have another lesson on Saturday so will try again then.

Thanks to everyone. :D :) :D :) :D

[notpoodle]

hm, when i did vaulting, we only ever hopped on a cantering horse without help. you usually got a leg up in walk or when the horse was standing still. in terms of getting on bareback ... i used to just lead my shared horse to some sort of ditch in her field and got on that way. not sure i'd recommend that one though ...

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