We need a lift up !!

[big brown horse]

BBH... if I was a boy I would have the plumbing to do that off my horse lol

Woops!! Well GURL, when you find a way to do the impossible, please let me know!! Maybe depends?

(My big brown horse is got some draft in him...not sure what he was a product of after that, he was a rescue. He stands about 16 hh, plus he is broad.)

Remember when you could just jump right up on their bareback backs? Those were the days! :/

Thanks for the tip Ducks4you!!

 

[2468herdsrgr8]

Oh my goodness ....Yes I can remember riding the tallest horse in the barn and thinking nothing of putting my foot in the stirrup ....now its pop to advil and walk him to the steps ...and remember getting off the horse was a leg over and jump off now its ..."i'm so sorry buddy but i have to hang from the saddle' and slide down on my stomach ...thank God my arms are okay ........which i know is not a good thing to do ..

 

[2468herdsrgr8]

I have a big horse too...a big brown horse.

I made my own lift up with a nylon rope and a piece of pvc pipe about 7 inches long. I just strung the pvc pipe with the nylon rope tied it off into a stirrup, then at the other end of the rope, I tied a loop that fits over my saddle horn. When I'm done it fits nicely into my little saddle pack that goes over the horn.

I use my "wrong" foot with the fake stirrup and pull myself up. This gets me high enough to put my "good" foot into the real saddle stirrup.


Bronco, you must be a boy!!

Great idea I am going to tell hubby about this one ....

 

[Bronco Hollow]

Ok. OK... lol I also ride a 16 HH horse. I am tall, but I still need to get my knee to my chin to get my foot in the stirrup, let alone swing up without bouncing all over the place... err thats not boobles that is bouncing either....*wink* [they may or may not need 'lifing' but that's another thread.....] lol lol

Trust me, if I could have figured out how to do it... I would have. I still think it can be done, may not be the best for the horses back hangin on the side, may splash a little too... just a thought I have thats all....its a work in process...lol

 

[big brown horse]

Ok. OK... lol I also ride a 16 HH horse. I am tall, but I still need to get my knee to my chin to get my foot in the stirrup, let alone swing up without bouncing all over the place... err thats not boobles that is bouncing either....*wink* [they may or may not need 'lifing' but that's another thread.....] lol lol

Trust me, if I could have figured out how to do it... I would have. I still think it can be done, may not be the best for the horses back hangin on the side, may splash a little too... just a thought I have thats all....its a work in process...lol

She said "boobles"!!! You made my night!!! I'm glad I'm not the only one with that...er, um, "issue"!

When I can, I mount from a "mount" to put less strain on his back...although I am a mosquito compared to him. On the trail, I try to find a hill or something. As a last resort I use the "ladder" as I call it. He is pretty used to me leading him up against something to mount, so I have not needed the "ladder" since he was younger and naughty. (He was a rescue with bad manners, but he is an angle now. )

 

[ducks4you]

... (He was a rescue with bad manners, but he is an angle now. )

He's probably "a-cute."

 

[big brown horse]

... (He was a rescue with bad manners, but he is an angle now. )

He's probably "a-cute."

angel!!! sorry dumb typos!! He is "a cute" horse though.

 

[Bronco Hollow]

Magic was taught from the get go to stand stock still for mounting off anything. I can usually find a hole, a rock, a hill....or a stump.....

One time out in the forest last year I had to get off to, ya know ~ [since I haven't figured out how to do that mounted]......
anyhow there was a very large old stump that had been cut long ago...perfect! So I lead Magic up to the stump, climb on the stump, gather my reins.... and KA-BOOM! the center of the stump collapsed and I fell straight down...ended up standing inside the trunk.

Hubby said he didn't think I could have moved as fast as I did....I literally jumped out of that stump [didn't know what creepies where inside that old thing!] Poor Magic just stood there through all that commotion looking at me like now what mom?

I think the only time I moved faster was when I was dismounted for the very same reason and looked over about 12 feet away was a cougar laying there under the low brush. Unfortunately I have lots of stories about when I've been dismounted for that reason.

 

[2468herdsrgr8]

A cougar ! I wouldnt have to find a spot to go ...if you know what i mean ....
Thats funny I would be moving fast for the creepy crawler things also....