Horseback Riding 101

By Laura McBride

Lesson 3: Leading, Mounting and Dismounting, and Basic Position

Suggested Reading

Read Chapters Two and Six in Centered Riding by Sally Swift.

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Lessons

Introduction
Lesson 1: Grooming and Tacking up
Lesson 2: Basic Rider Equipment for Safe Riding
Lesson 3: Leading, Mounting and Dismounting, and Basic Position
• How to lead a horse
• How to ask a horse to stand for mounting
• Adjusting the stirrup length
• Preparing to mount
• Mounting
• Getting a leg up
• Placing the feet in the stirrup irons
• Holding the reins
• How to dismount
• Suggested Reading
Lesson 4: Beginning to Ride: Walk and Halt
Lesson 5: Where Do I Go From Here?
Lesson 6: Basics of the Trot
Lesson 7: Beginning to Post theTrot
Lesson 8: Getting Good at Trotting