Daughters Peacock stirrups didn't break.

Thankyou so much for all your replies and sympathies - much welcomed!

MrsM - It has got me thinking why she has had a few falls, and I think the problem is that the pony will put her head down when she's had enough or in this instance, she stopped at a tiny cross pole, and Abbie just goes straight over the top. I am definately going to get a daisy rein for when she does want to get back on (hopefully).

Neversaynever - She was wearing the Loveson Sapphire Jodhpur boot.

Cheeryplatypus - Yes, it was an Adult tooth - it had just come through. :(

I am definately going to take on board what you have all said about her playing about with the shetland and letting her take her time with the other one. We are stabled at a riding school and there have been plenty of offers to ride her today, which I think I may take a few people up on.

Her fat lip has nearly gone, but now the bruise is coming out. She's fine in herself though, and I am going to take her with me back to the yard soon, and I will leave it up to her as to what she wants to do.

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Thanks Hairycob! I've just googled some and I just know she would love the pink ones. And maybe you're right, I think it would encourage her to get back on.
 
Bless her, she's only tiny! Definitely let her ride the Shetland for now. If her pony is the sort to stop when it feels like it, then I would be looking to loan it or sell it to a more experienced rider and get your daughter a nice kind type that won't act like this:(

Poor little thing - get better soon!
 
Ollie's Mum said:
On a similar note what are people's views on stirrup leathers for children? My friend was recommended some synthetic leathers for her little boy by the tack shop on the basis of how strong they were. She refused them on the grounds that she wanted something that would break in an emergency.
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As a XC tack checker I do not like to see stirrup leathers which might break easily--could give someone a horrible fall.
 
Ollies mum- I have small child sized stirrup leathers for my daughter, they're about 15 years old & belonged to a friends daughter. They're old English leather & very safe. But I dislike synthetic ones for the same reason as your friend. Good quality English leather would give in an emergency, synthetic doesn't.
 
Sounds like you both had a fright, hope your daughter feels better soon.
Re the flexi stirrups I was all geared up to buy some but after having a feel of some in a tack shop and reading of several incidents where the stirrups have flexed the 'wrong' way when someone has fallen off and trapped their foot even more I decided to go against them.
 
Last year at PC camp I saw two children fall off and get their foot stuck in the S bend irons. They had been checked for correct fit so IMO they are no safer.
 
Just take the rubbers off. I've seen kids riding without them. No doubt in time the stirrups will bend but you'll notice that happening and replace them. If the rubber is strong and tight enough to stop the stirrup bending, it's too tight and strong to come off in an emergency either :(
 
what a fright for you and your daughter! i think the toe cages are a great idea and in a lovely pink i could even tempt my 11 yr old daughter with some;) she only weighs about 4.5 stone so i doubt she'd break the rubbers on her peacock stirrups either:confused:
Hope your daughter starts to feel better soon, both in bruising and confidence, i'm sure some time with her shetland will make things better and if you can put a daisy rein on the bigger pony and explain it will stop naughty pony putting it's head down she might feel more confident to get back on. worked with my nervous girl and her naughty pony, we had to have grass reins on him when she was little to stop him tipping her over his head:rolleyes:
 
Glad your daughter is OK, was scared witless when my son's pony galloped off with him and there was nothing I could do about it. When I finally caught up to them she had slammed on the brakes and he had gone out the front door at speed :(

Luckily he was OK and more concerned about his pony loose.

I swopped his peacock stirrups for the bent leg ones and am much happier. Also considered getting the plastic stirrup toe cups to stop his feet sliding through.

Would do as others have suggested - let your daughter groom her pony and ride the Shetland to get her confidence back.
 
cptrayes said:
Just take the rubbers off. I've seen kids riding without them. No doubt in time the stirrups will bend but you'll notice that happening and replace them. If the rubber is strong and tight enough to stop the stirrup bending, it's too tight and strong to come off in an emergency either :(
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For Pony Club the rubbers and leather tabs have to be in place. Even if the rubbers come off, it is still possible for the foot to get caught in the top arch of the iron (I have seen it happen) if the foot is too far through the iron and depending on the direction of the fall (particularly if the rider comes off upwards and backwards). Matrix cages prevent the foot getting caught in ALL situations (imo).
 
I had (and occasionally still use!) cages when I was a kid, because I'm disabled and spent more time falling off ponies than staying on them - never got caught or dragged. For me they also encouraged a good position, and I couldn't just let me feet slide all the way through like I could in irons to stay balanced, I'd definitely try some.
 
lucky-lady said:
This has frightened the life out of me as I use peacock stirrups for my children.

I'm off to buy some cages.
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Me too!!
I hope your daughter is recovering well, there's nothing like the guilt of them hurting themselves whilst riding. My daughter (8) still rides her pony with grass reins as, although he is pretty good, if he's had enough he will just snatch the reins out of her hands and plop his head down which is quite un nerving! She has come off him a few times but luckily the rubber bits have always come away but I will certainly look into the cages. How terrifying watching her being dragged, I'm sure it will also take some time for your confidence to come back too.
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Mulledwhine I found them on: www.the pony tack shop.co.uk (not sure if copy and paste would work)

Well we went to the yard, done the horses and she rode her little shetland and had great fun - though she wouldn't let me let go of the lead rein, which is ok. She said she still didn't want to ride Tara (naughty pony) and I said that's fine, whatever she wants to do is ok with me. I'm going to get her booked in to see a dentist next week and see if he can do anything about the broken tooth.
 
Toffeeyummy that is exactly what happens with Abbie's pony - when she's had enough, her head goes down and she goes straight over the top! I must admit, I have lost all confidence in the pony now, but I know I can't let Abbie see that. At least she rode her little shetland tonight which was good for both of them :)
 
I'm not a fan of those stirrups - I got one hooked under my coat as a child when I was leading a pony round some ice (I know I should have put the stirrups up, but I was 11!), the pony ran off, and I got dragged at a canter down a field!

My stepson had a jumping pony on loan as his second pony. He had a few nasty falls (pony being a git) and lost his confidence. He too landed up in A&E. In the end I saw sense - he was not enjoying his riding, his confidence was so fragile - the pony was not right for him. We sent the pony back, and replaced it with a wonderful coloured cob that was just a cheap sensible plod. It transformed him. He became a happy, confident little rider, and went on to win trophy after trophy at PC. I am 100% certain that if we had kept that second pony he would not be riding today.

You said in one of your last posts, you don't feel confident about her on this pony - so how can you expect her to be?? I would be looking for something a tad nicer for her so she learns that riding is fun again..

ps. Why does nobody have regular stirrups for children? I've never used anything else over the years. Surely if the stirrup fits the foot, and the foot won't slip through or wedge, then they are fine? Genuine question..
 
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