flexible stirrups

[luie123]

Hi, I have started getting ankle and hip pain on longer rides and wondered if flexible stirrups would help. My budget doesn't stretch to the sprenger ones, so I was think the thorowgood T6 ones, or there are other about £20 on ebay. Can anyone offe any advise on what to, or not to buy?

 

[AmyMay]

I've only ridden in the Sprenger ones which I found to be very comfortable.

 

[Dovorian]

I have found the Sprenger ones brilliant but I rode in so the other week which were from the Funnel range (£20 ish??), they seemed just as good to be honest!

 

[Nic]

I have the Shires ones (£28 ish) & the have totally halted my knee pains when riding

 

[PapaFrita]

I've recently started riding in Sprenger stirrups (though I'm sure the Shires ones do the job just as well

) and they don't feel any different than regular stirrups for riding (I was worried they might feel 'wobbly' somehow!). It's probably a bit early to tell for sure, but so far I've not had any knee pain.

 

[jemmeg]

I ride in the Sprenger's and I can not praise them enough. I do long hacks up to 4 and 5 hours. Before I got these my knee's would be singing at the end of a long ride but now they are great. I found the cheaper options didnt help you get what you pay for at the end of the day.

 

[eventergirl87]

I love my sprenger ones ...... help with keeping the heel down and less concussion on joints is a god send.

havent tried any off the cheaper altertentives personally so could not coment.

 

[gally]

i have the cheapish £20 one and i can saythey are brilliant, like you i used to suffer terribly with regular stirrups (to the point that my ligaments went in my right knee, and i also suffer with dislocating kneecaps) and have not had a problem since i changed my stirrups.

Think my ones where £20 from townfield saddlery at olympia last year

 

[Chex]

Thats good to know, I just bought Sprenger ones which were rather expensive, to read that cheaper ones are just as good!

 

[fizzer]

have a look under endurance on ebay, the wide stirrups are ace

 

[RachelMcTimoney]

i have two pairs of the sprenger ones and one of the cheap ones, sprenger ones possibly bit better but cheap ones seem ok too! i love them too! p.s i have three horses and lots of saddles hence why i have three pairs (seems ridiculous!!!)

 

[Emily99]

I have Shires ones.. about £25 and love them!

 

[Vicki1986]

i got the shires type ones a long long loooong time ago for £25. fab stirrups, saved my sore knees and ankles for ever. cant ride in normal stirrups now!!