On Thu, Nov 15, 2007 at 08:03:48AM -0800, Nancy Sturm wrote: > The funny thing about both stools is that lots of younger slimmer fitter > people like to use them too.
i firmly believe that mounting blocks are for everyone :) so is mounting from the ground in case of need (and that should imho be well-practiced, so as to be as easy as possible on both horse and rider). but if there *is* a mounting block, why not take it a little easy on everyone's body and *use* it? i think anything from a fence to a stump to a "formal" mounting block to a water bucket to a picnic bench counts as a "mounting block", btw :) learning to spot 'em is a skill unto itself. --vicka
