Master the mounting block
Without force, frustration, or fighting your horse.
Turn mounting into a calm, reliable routine—with your free video + PDF training guide
It’s 100% free...
Inside you will discover....
Why your horse wont stand still, walks off, or swings away at the mounting block
How to train a calm, reliable "park" - instead of holding your horse in place
The real reason mounting block problems happen (and why they show up under saddle too)
How to fix the root cause without force, gadgets or frustration
A simple way to help your horse feel safe, balanced, and ready to be ridden
This is for you if...:
Your horse won’t stand at the mounting block.
Your horse swings away, walks off, or fidgets.
You need someone to hold your horse to mount.
Your horse rushes off as soon as you get on.
You suspect there are gaps in your horse’s basics.
Mounting feels tense, rushed, or unsafe.
You want a horse-friendly, science-based solution
You’re tired of being told it’s a “respect issue”
Three Ways This Freebie Will Help You create a clamer, safer, more reliable horse
Build clarity
from the Start
Train your horse to understand stop, go, park, and bring the hind quarters to you clearly - so standing still at the mounting block becomes an easy, repeatable behaviour, not a daily battle.
Replace Tension with Calm Confidence
This training helps regulate your horse’s nervous system by removing confusion. Your horse learns to stand, wait, and stay present- without fidgeting, bracing, or walking off.
FIX THE ROOT CAUSE—NOT JUST THE SYMPTOM
No more holding, rushing, or relying on others. This gives you a clear, science -based approach your horse understands -so mounting becomes calm, consistent, and stress-free.
Why This Matters:
Mounting block issues are incredibly common — and understandably frustrating.
But here’s something many riders don’t realise:
If your horse struggles at the mounting block, it’s rarely just a mounting block problem.
A horse that won’t come to the block, won’t stand still, swings away, walks off, fidgets, braces, or feels tense isn’t being naughty or disrespectful. They’re responding exactly as their training has prepared them to respond.
For many horses, the mounting block becomes a place of confusion, anticipation, or tension — not because they’re difficult, but because the behaviour has never been properly taught.
And very often, it’s not the only place that confusion shows up.
meet the trainer:
I’m Jody Hartstone, founder of The Equine Catalyst.
I’ve spent decades riding, coaching, and training horses at every level, and I’m one of the world’s leading practitioners of Equitation Science.
Like many riders, I used to accept mounting block problems as “just part of having horses.”
Until I realised something important:
If a horse doesn’t understand how to stop, go, and park — calmly and confidently — mounting will always be fragile.
Once you break the skill down and train the parts properly, everything changes.
That’s what I teach — clearly, ethically, and without force.
What Our Happy Riders Have to Say:
“I thought my horse just hated the mounting block.
Turns out he simply didn’t understand what was being asked.
This changed everything.”
Anna
Celeste
“No one had ever explained mounting like this before.
Once I trained the pieces, the problem disappeared.”
“It looks like magic — but now I understand why it works.”
Valentine
A CALM, SAFE, CONFIDENT horse to MOUNT IS POSSIBLE
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Free video & pdf today!
and take the first step toward a quieter, safer, more reliable horse.
Mounting block issues are a common and frustrating problem for both horse and rider. But they’re rarely just about mounting.
Most horses that struggle to stand still, walk off, or fidget at the mounting block also have gaps in their basic training - particularly in stop, go, and park. The good news? These problems are not about attitude or behaviour - they’re about clarity. And they can be improved quickly once your horse understands what’s being asked.
Sign up to receive immediate access to:
• The Mounting Block Lesson - A practical, step-by-step training to help your horse stand calmly, confidently, and without resistance
• The Mounting Block Guide PDF - Understand what’s really going wrong, what to fix first, and how to create a reliable “park”
Begin your horse’s education with clarity, calmness, and correct technique — from the ground up.
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