a horse rider should ALWAYS wear a helmet when around horses. When mounting your horse you just need a positive attitude and a mounting block or a leg-up is a must. Once on your horse if you want to...
It doesn't have to wear boots, but always wrap their legs so they don't get hurt. You may also want to braid or tie it's tail to make it shorter, so if it spooks it does step on it.Hope I helped :)
You may be talking about leg boots or bell boots. Leg boots go up to around the knee and cover the pastern, while bell boots go on the front feet and just cover the pastern to prevent the horse from...
It depends on the discipline. In western you should always wear smooth bottom boots so your foot can easily slide out of the stirrup in case of an emergency.