How Do You Ride A Horse With One Arm?
• Get a parent, guardian, or friend to help you tack up the horse until you have had enough practice and are able to do it by yourself (but always make sure someone is around). • On the left side of your horse, lead it to the mounting block and climb on. If you have a right arm, you should be able to lead the horse to a mounting block by yourself, but if you are missing your right arm, have a parent, guardian, or friend lead the horse for you or you can create your own way to lead (even if you have to train your horse to lead on its right). • Grab the reins in your one hand (either left or right – whichever one you have). If you are a beginner rider, have a parent, guardian, or friend help you. But if you have been riding with one arm for a while, you should be able to do this by yourself. • Depending on whether you ride English or Western, use the appropriate leg movements. Leg movements should be a cinch if you have both legs! • Most horses know how to turn just by leg movements but
