jonsie made a great suggestion, as did coda. just sitting really helps.
another thing is once u are on ur mounting 'gadget' (lol) and the horse is still next to you, use some reverse psychology. push/pull/rock the horse (from ur milk crate or even from the ground) and he will dig in his heels NOT to move (horses are into pressure animals). once he becomes like a rock, he's ready to jump on.
also check ur saddle fit & other pain issues - my horse is very quick to tell me that he's not happy about some aspect of my riding by taking time to stand still at the mounting block. if we havef a good ride, he's happy to stand up.
also, once ur up, practice ur flexion/bend & get him to come round to ur knee.
good luck!
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Juanita, Blitzen & Beejay
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