Breaking a leg

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Quote:When mounting a horse, you put your left leg in the left stirrup, put all your weight onto that leg and push down on the left leg and swing your body and right leg up and onto the horse.

Do you always approach a horse from the horse's left side? If you approached the horse from the horse's right, wouldn't you put your right foot in the stirrup and throw your left leg over the horse?

Does it matter if your right handed or left handed as to which side you would mount a horse? Would a skilled horseman mount from the side that is most convenient?

Is there evidence that Booth definitely approached the horse from the left as he exited Ford's Theatre?

Sorry a lot of questions.