"mount a horse" means to climb onto a horse's back To get up into the saddle
A horse jockey's mount is called a horse. The mount refers to the horse that the jockey rides during a race or competition.
It means to mount or ride - as when you ride a horse.
The horse.
It can be, to mean a mountain or a support structure. The verb to mount is used in various ways (get atop, as on a horse; place decorations or photos).
To mount a horse is to get on a horse and the common fraze can you give me a 'leg up' also means mount but with some assistance.
A 'mount' means a horse to be ridden. I suppose the same applies to ostriches, yaks, and camels.
a helmet
His steed. His horse.
A horse!
It originates in helping a horse rider mount the horse.
mount or mounting
To control my horse when I mount it .