tristar
Well-Known Member
i`d love to hop on, but can`t manage it and have not got the nerve,i would be worried about landing too heavily on the horses back, so use the stirrup to control a light landing, but sure its safer without the stirrup.One of the reasons I 'hop' on, rather than put my foot in the stirrup. Far too much can happen between the time your foot goes in and the time it takes to swing over! Had a few very close calls like that on previous horses.