Mount Your Horse Safely

half mount on Martys right side and he has been watching me with his right eye. Before I get all the way on I want to make sure that he also sees me with his left eye so he is not surprised when I put my leg over. I reached over and rubbed his left side and hindquarters and moved the stirrup around. 
Once I am on I want to stand quietly for a moment so that my horse does not get in the habit of leaving as soon as I am in the saddle. Then I will ask for some yields and sometimes I will back up if the horse has a tendency to want to step forward. Here I am asking Marty to yield his hindquarters around. 
During this 30 minute session I just hung out with Marty mounting him several times on both sides and then gave him a rest. Short sessions are good for young horses. I dont like to put a lot of miles on a young horse but I can practice lots of things such as saddling mounting and other ground skills that can help the horse be solid for the rest of his life. Above all take the time to develop the horses confidence when it comes to mounting if you never take the time to get it right it never will be right!