When he has made his spring in order to mount, he should raise his body with
						his left hand, while at the same time he helps himself up by stretching out
						his right; for by mounting in this way he will not present an awkward
						appearance even from behind by bending his leg. Neither must he touch the
						horse’s back with his knee, but throw the leg right over the off side.
						Having brought the foot over, he must then let his buttocks down on the
						horse’s back. In case the horseman happens to be leading the
						horse with the left hand and holding his spear in the right, it is well, we
						think, to practise mounting on the off side also. For this purpose all that
						he needs to learn is to do with the left parts of the body what in the other
						case he did with the right, and vice versa.