I mount motorcycle from right side, did horse also. Right side mount of motorcycle is easier on left leg as other noted- for a right hand person the right leg is often also extra muscled- and a bit harder to get higher at hip. Same situation is some Karate fighters- Wallace could kick higher with left foot faster than right, Tae Kwon do and some Thai boxers will use left foot more for the head kicks while right leg will be used mid body thrust. simple enough body dynamics. Motor cycle drill in mount and dismount- police patrol riders trained to use right side mount/dismount because that is usually the 'Curb' side in a traffic stop and not stepping into traffic lane. Also with left hand on brake lever doing a right side dismount the right hand is handy to pistol for most people- right handed- and if suspect car driver tries to exit and has weapon can quickly draw and shoot- even with left leg partially in air it can be dropped to seat area as pistol is drawn. Watch Blue Knights at Patriot Guard runs, see which side they use. As for the horse mounting? Left side come from english calvary with sword on left side, Indians with spears tended to mount from right side- 1880s calvary manuals had this noted for horse herds taken from Indians, if to be used as remounts then either the horse or the rider had to be retrained. Mounted rifle troops that didn't have swords or the Sharps carbined light calvary that had the carbine shoulder strapped over right side also did the right side mount. The sabre was mounted on the saddle left or right side sometimes for when it would be used as mounted shock troop, dragoon use. Otherwise the trooper would travel by horse and fight on foot- mounted infantry instead of horse troop usually. Officers of mounted rifles were about the only ones with the long sabers as badge of rank. 'English' riding protocol for left side was the upperclass riders if in military were officers with the swords- so that became the 'normal' mount side. Olympic horse events, steeple chase and polo have variations- Polo ponies trained 'Asian' school are right side mount normally. Smart riding horse or Amish work horses get used to both sides. Motorcycle rider get used to whatever as needed and the right and left side mounting is/was taught inmost MSF courses. Tractors mounting- right side of seat may have a PTO lever that would be hard to get around- so use left side. RN
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