Comments on: Should You Use A Mounting Block to Get On Your Horse? http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/ a serial for positive animal training Tue, 07 Sep 2010 20:27:27 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Riding Rosie for the first time | Stale Cheerios http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6614 Riding Rosie for the first time | Stale Cheerios Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:47:46 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6614 [...] quietly by the mounting block. (I like mounting blocks because they let my horse voice an opinion, as I wrote about here.) She was pretty skeptical about this at first, and would back up or swing her hindquarters out when [...] [...] quietly by the mounting block. (I like mounting blocks because they let my horse voice an opinion, as I wrote about here.) She was pretty skeptical about this at first, and would back up or swing her hindquarters out when [...]

]]> By: Mary Hunter http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6534 Mary Hunter Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:02:38 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6534 thanks Geri! I'm glad you enjoyed it. <br><br>Mary thanks Geri! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Mary

]]> By: Mary Hunter http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6533 Mary Hunter Wed, 06 Jan 2010 03:01:49 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6533 Glad you enjoyed the article!<br><br>I think there's a lot of horsemanship "common sense" that doesn't have a whole lot of sense to it. Sure it's good to have the horse comfortable with mounting from the ground, but there's no reason to insist one way or the other. <br><br>Mary Glad you enjoyed the article!

I think there's a lot of horsemanship “common sense” that doesn't have a whole lot of sense to it. Sure it's good to have the horse comfortable with mounting from the ground, but there's no reason to insist one way or the other.

Mary

]]> By: Mary Hunter http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6383 Mary Hunter Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:02:38 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6383 thanks Geri! I'm glad you enjoyed it. <br><br>Mary thanks Geri! I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Mary

]]> By: Mary Hunter http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6382 Mary Hunter Wed, 06 Jan 2010 02:01:49 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6382 Glad you enjoyed the article!<br><br>I think there's a lot of horsemanship "common sense" that doesn't have a whole lot of sense to it. Sure it's good to have the horse comfortable with mounting from the ground, but there's no reason to insist one way or the other. <br><br>Mary Glad you enjoyed the article!

I think there's a lot of horsemanship “common sense” that doesn't have a whole lot of sense to it. Sure it's good to have the horse comfortable with mounting from the ground, but there's no reason to insist one way or the other.

Mary

]]> By: Geri Dunn http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6381 Geri Dunn Tue, 05 Jan 2010 16:09:43 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6381 Great article! Great article!

]]> By: enlightenedhorsemanship http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6372 enlightenedhorsemanship Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:51:51 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6372 Mary<br>I was always made to feel like a total dweeb and unfit idiot for using a mounting block. The idea was that if I didn't mount from the ground, my riding skills and horsemanship was sadly lacking. But I felt that I owed it to Maira and Millie to keep their backs safe and to protect them from my inability to mount in less than three tries to their relatively high backs. I'm five feet tall and Millie is 16.2. Yes, doing it would prove athletic prowess. But at what cost to the horse?<br>Thanks for reminding me that it's not such a bad idea to use the block and that it didn't make me a bad rider. Mary
I was always made to feel like a total dweeb and unfit idiot for using a mounting block. The idea was that if I didn't mount from the ground, my riding skills and horsemanship was sadly lacking. But I felt that I owed it to Maira and Millie to keep their backs safe and to protect them from my inability to mount in less than three tries to their relatively high backs. I'm five feet tall and Millie is 16.2. Yes, doing it would prove athletic prowess. But at what cost to the horse?
Thanks for reminding me that it's not such a bad idea to use the block and that it didn't make me a bad rider.

]]> By: January Carnival of the Horses « Wendy’s Horse Adventures http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6365 January Carnival of the Horses « Wendy’s Horse Adventures Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:18:40 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6365 [...] H. presents Should You Use A Mounting Block to Get On Your Horse? posted at Stale Cheerios, saying, “Helpful points to consider before you jump up into the [...] [...] H. presents Should You Use A Mounting Block to Get On Your Horse? posted at Stale Cheerios, saying, “Helpful points to consider before you jump up into the [...]

]]> By: Mary H. http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6118 Mary H. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 16:57:55 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6118 exactly Kate! I've ridden a few draft crosses, and trying to scramble into the saddle from the ground can be quite a trick! Mary exactly Kate!

I’ve ridden a few draft crosses, and trying to scramble into the saddle from the ground can be quite a trick!

Mary

]]> By: Kate http://stalecheerios.com/blog/horse-training/should-you-use-a-mounting-block-to-get-on-your-horse/comment-page-1/#comment-6113 Kate Wed, 16 Dec 2009 15:23:28 +0000 http://stalecheerios.com/blog/?p=1492#comment-6113 Nice post - another good reason to use a mounting block is if you have a (too) big horse! Nice post – another good reason to use a mounting block is if you have a (too) big horse!

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