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> 2)  Mounting (and dismounting, but less so) puts a lot of pressure on one
> side of the horse at a time, so, if you don't want to make your horse
> crooked, muscle development-wise, it is only prudent to regularly switch
> off between mounting from the right and mounting from the left.
>
> 3)  Mounting a horse requires the rider to use his/her muscles
> asymmetrically as well.  Consequently, always mounting and dismounting from
> the left not only makes the horse crooked, but it also makes the rider
> crooked.  In fact, one of the things that many people don't like about
> mounting from the right is that it "feels" awkward to them.  If mounting
> from the right feels awkward to a rider, it is because the rider is
> asymmetrical.  And crooked riders make for crooked horses.

This needs to be posted every where there are horses.

In our work with horses we see the effects of one side
mounting all the time.  Not only does it affect the horse
and the rider, it affects the saddle also.  It can twist a
saddle permanently out of shape over time.

Marv "My heart raced when I saw the box of giant
Peeps!  Good thing I saw the plug in in time." Walker


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