Hi All! I am in need of advice on some dismount techniques. I have an older gentleman riding my very well behaved, retired event horse. They are a great pair for the light hacking about they do.
The challenge is the dismount. By the time he is done riding, his knees and ankles are stiff/sore and don’t support his body weight while dismounting and so he has slipped and fallen a couple of times, which leads into a dicey situation of him being on the ground under the horse.
We are at a lovely antique farm, so use a little stone wall or mounting block to mount. He has tried to dismount and land back on the block, but that wasn’t very successful either and I don’t think it is stable enough.
Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance!