Usually, not only Naginata boko Chigo, but also even the Imperial family must not dismount their horses in the premises of the shrine; however, Kuze Komagata Chigo does not dismount his horse in the Yasaka-jinja Shrine before reaching the main shrine.
通常は神社の境内では長刀鉾の稚児はもとより皇族であっても下馬しなければならない（皇族下馬）が、久世駒形稚児は八坂神社境内に入っても下馬せず騎馬のまま本殿に乗りつける。