How to Mount the Horse: Free Horseback Riding Lessons

Video Transcript

"Hi! My name is Sarah Stetner. I'm an expert horse rider on behalf of Expert Village. In this video, I'm just showing you beginner English and so now I am just going to go ahead and get ready to ride, get up on him. I am going to put his reins up over his head, make sure everything is all hooked, make sure his cinch is tight enough. The correct way to mount a horse is put your foot in the stirrup; this is called the iron because it is English, so English iron. You hold onto the palm walls as much as you can, keep the rein in your hand and I just usually go 1, 2, 3; don't want to kick the horse with your toe at all when you go or try not to because the horse will go forward. So I am just going to show you how 1, 2 and 3. The horse should stand still, just as he did so he should stand still. I am going to show you one way of incorrect mounting. One way of incorrect mounting is from back here. Because I say that because people think that if you lift your leg high enough or its easier to lift your leg from back here. Maybe true but you are right back here by his plank area which is the his danger area and the horse can kick you. So this is the incorrect way to mount. As you can see, that just pulled your saddle back as well, so that is incorrect way to mount. So I am just going to show you one more time the correct way to mount again. Hold onto the reins right here, put your foot in the stirrup, 1, 2, 3 and the horse should stand there just like this and go ahead and put your other foot in the stirrup and now you are ready to ride. "