... : 26 Aug 2018 22:38 from: Martin Wynne Jim Guthrie wrote: If the rider had a groom then the horse would be held alongside the steps while the rider walked up the steps and mounted the horse. By tradition, a horse is always mounted on its left, so the horse would normally be on the small gate side of the mounting steps facing towards the camera. Thanks Jim, However, that isn't a small gate, there are no hinges or latch -- although I didn't specifically examine it: 2_261736_130000000.jpg cheers, Martin. posted: 27 Aug 2018 02:31 from: Andrew Barrowman Looks like they didn't want to demolish the old horse steps for whatever reason (listed building?) when they installed the fence so, they fitted the fence around the old steps. posted: 27 Aug 2018 07:13 from: Martin Wynne Andrew Barrowman wrote: Looks like they didn't want to demolish the old horse steps for whatever reason (listed building?) when they installed the fence so, they fitted the fence around the ...