The mounting block

Famous story about Walter Swinburn taking his children to a riding school. He was asked if he wanted to ride too?. When the instructor fetched him some steps, then bollocked him for holding the reins wrong, he realised that his 3 Derby wins might not be familiar to her...

Remember getting on a Stong Gale baby at Geoff Hubbards using a mounting block like that, bolted as I was swinging my leg over, didn’t end great, but got Christmas off 🤣

Now I'm 49....that means something completely different in my house. Especially as it gets colder.

Love watching this 😍

Save the leggerupper . Demarcation across the nation 🤪

Can you still get your leg over Fergal ?

Nothing like a morning workout at the track

Brilliant

Great système 👍👍❤️🐎🐎🐎🐎🐎

In my day you had to jump up or suffer humiliation, also with how many kicks got up 😂

Luxury! 🤣🤣 No heaving to halfway, when your horse decides to do a quick half-pass, and leave you hopping about like a deranged frog!

The 5th one needs some bute

If the horses go on to other careers, you really must tell their new riders how to mount on the move. none of that standing and waiting 😂

Nowadays I’d be scared to climb the mounting block never minds mounting a horse. Although mounting the horse was never a goer

Genuine question. Why don’t they have these in parade rings?

HASAWA 1974 Handrail? 😐

Every day a school day....