does it matter what side you get on your horse?

HorseN*Around · 01-11-2005, 01:10 PM

i don't think it matters what side of a horse you get,does it? All my horses are used of me getting on from any side and it doesn't effect them any.

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 01-11-2005, 01:12 PM

it really doesnt matter...a horse should stand to be mounted from both sides becuz something might happen and you have to get up on the right side.

plus its a 'tradition' that dates back to the knights

BBJ

Bella · 01-11-2005, 01:14 PM

The owner of the farm where I keep my horse always tells me to teach the young ones to be mounted and dismounted from both sides.. he used to ride in the mountains a lot, and says sometimes it's miles down on your left side.

-Bella

lovemyshy · 01-11-2005, 01:15 PM

I don't think it really matter's either, I think it is just tradition and etiquette to mount from the left, how ever you want a horse that is used to be mounted and dismounted from either sides.

CJ · 01-11-2005, 01:15 PM

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Originally Posted by bay_blnd jmpr07

its a 'tradition' that dates back to the knights

BBJ

I heard that since most knights were right handed, the swords were on their left, so they had to mount from the left to avoid the sheath (of the sword not the horse).

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 01-11-2005, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CJ

they had to mount from the left to avoid the sheath (of the sword not the horse).

haha!!! sorry, that made me laugh!!

BBJ

cowgurly02 · 01-11-2005, 01:17 PM

It's good for a horse to be able to be used to being mounted on from both sides. However, it's traditional to mount on the left.

Paints4me · 01-11-2005, 01:19 PM

My mare has a panic attack when I try to get on her off-side so I just get on the Left.

bay_blnd jmpr07 · 01-11-2005, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Paints4me

My mare has a panic attack when I try to get on her off-side so I just get on the Left.

you should prolly work on that...even just by getting on the left side and getting off the right side and get her used to it. you never know when something will happen and you can only get on from the right side

BBJ

spotteddrafter1 · 01-11-2005, 01:39 PM

I have trained my mare to let me get on and off from any side....and that includes from her butt....you just never know what kind of situations you could get into and how you might need to get on and off. The weird thing now is that she prefers that I get on her from the right!!

01-11-2005, 01:10 PM	#1
HorseN*Around Full Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 55	does it matter what side you get on your horse? i don't think it matters what side of a horse you get,does it? All my horses are used of me getting on from any side and it doesn't effect them any.

01-11-2005, 01:12 PM	#2
bay_blnd jmpr07 Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: N.Granby, Connecticut Posts: 11,046 Images: 424	it really doesnt matter...a horse should stand to be mounted from both sides becuz something might happen and you have to get up on the right side. plus its a 'tradition' that dates back to the knights BBJ __________________ Semper Paratus Fiona's First Class-Oldenburg/Arabian mare Waldemar-Hanoverian gelding Illusive Legacy-Miniature filly

01-11-2005, 01:14 PM	#3
Bella Senior Member+ Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 4,297 Images: 120 Blog Entries: 3	The owner of the farm where I keep my horse always tells me to teach the young ones to be mounted and dismounted from both sides.. he used to ride in the mountains a lot, and says sometimes it's miles down on your left side. -Bella __________________ It's a lot like nuts and bolts - if the rider's nuts, the horse bolts! ~Nicholas Evans Click my dragon egg!

01-11-2005, 01:15 PM	#4
lovemyshy Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: British Columbia Posts: 2,337 Images: 312 Blog Entries: 4	I don't think it really matter's either, I think it is just tradition and etiquette to mount from the left, how ever you want a horse that is used to be mounted and dismounted from either sides. __________________ *I've learned that when you have kids, trying to clean the house is like trying to nail jello to a tree!!!!* *Friendship is like peeing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth!!!*

01-11-2005, 01:17 PM	#7
cowgurly02 Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 9,811 Images: 237 Blog Entries: 397	It's good for a horse to be able to be used to being mounted on from both sides. However, it's traditional to mount on the left. __________________ "I'm pretty sure there's a lot more to life than being really, really, ridiculously good looking. And I plan on finding out what that is." - Zoolander I've Been Snowball'd!!

01-11-2005, 01:19 PM	#8
Paints4me Senior Member+ Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,284 Images: 24	My mare has a panic attack when I try to get on her off-side so I just get on the Left.

01-11-2005, 01:39 PM	#10
spotteddrafter1 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 555 Images: 7	I have trained my mare to let me get on and off from any side....and that includes from her butt....you just never know what kind of situations you could get into and how you might need to get on and off. The weird thing now is that she prefers that I get on her from the right!! __________________ ~Jill and Jetta~ "Riding a horse is not a gentle hobby, to be picked up and laid down like a game of Solitaire. It is a grand passion.” ~Emerson

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