Jin or Sprenger stirrups...

[Ginn]

So the electrical tape currently holding the rubber on my (12 yr old!) flexi stirrups together is beginning to fail so I figured it was about time to invest in a new pair...

Having ridden for the last 12 years in the flexi stirrups I find non flexi (albeit cheap) stirrups strain by knees and ankles and make my feet ache - possibly the result of jamming my heels down to stay in the plate when madam decides to do her gymnastics...? However, I do find it quite easy to loose my stirrups as with the flex it is quite easy for my feet to slide off due to the angle!

Have been reading quite a bit on here and like the sound of the Jin ones but wondered how others found these compared to the Sprengers/flexi stirrups...

Your views please...

Thankies

 

[KarlyHT]

I absolutely love my sprengers. They are so comfortable and stop my joints aching even on really long hacks/ days out hunting etc.

However, I do find them quite heavy and as others have also mentioned previously I do sometimes lose my stirrups because of this. I have just ordered a pair of Jins to try so I will watch this thread with interest.

 

[Tempi]

I got the Jin flexi ones for Christmas - fab v pleased with them

 

[MadBlackLab]

Love sprenger

 

[Ginn]

Ohhh, like the sound of those Tempi - best of both?! Do you have a link to them by chance?

 

[Maia]

Would also be interested in any more views on this...

 

[ellie_e]

I'm interested too just had a pair of the free jump stirrups to try but not sure if I like them!

 

[nikkimariet]

Jin all the way.

 

[avthechav]

What's so good about the jins?

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

Wide foot tread to support and help balance and sooooo light which seems to keep them more stable.

 

[avthechav]

....and pretty from looking at website! Oh no....another thing on my wish list...damn you h&h forum!

 

[sarahann1]

Never ridden with Jins, but I have with Sprenger bow balance, never had bother with losing them and I always felt comfortable riding with them. They're on my shopping list for when I finally get a new horse.

 

[delaneys]

I have just ordered 2 pairs of the cheaper Jin stirrups off eBay they were £39.99

 

[Maia]

But can anyone comment on how the 2 compare?

 

[KarlyHT]

I will ride in my new jins later today and report back!

 

[cazzy]

The JIN stirrups on ebay for around £30 are copies..not the real ones.
The Italian company that make JIN stirrups are trying to stop these ones as they are using the JIN name and nothing to with them.
Buyer Beware!

 

[CBAnglo]

I have both the sprengers and the Jin and I prefer the jin. They are much wider (even than the bow balance) and your foot does not slip even with wet soles etc (but I only have regular rubber tread and not chesse graters in my sprengers).

I have changed all of my dressage saddles to jin stirrups now, but have the bow balance ones on the jump saddles (although I have also jumped in the jins).

 

[leflynn]

Does anyone have a link of where best to buy the Jin's? Just pondering them atm!

 

[cazzy]

http://www.brendonsaddlery.co.uk/horse/stirrups/jin-stirrups-6-24-0-P1128/

 

[Fat_Pony]

How do fake jin and real jin compare? I can't justify £135 on stirrups for hacking and schooling 2 baby horses, bit I do want a lightweight stirrup with a very wide foot bed. Anyone had a look at both?

 

[nikkimariet]

How do fake jin and real jin compare? I can't justify £135 on stirrups for hacking and schooling 2 baby horses, bit I do want a lightweight stirrup with a very wide foot bed. Anyone had a look at both?

What about the Equi-Wing irons? I had those before my Jins, they were v light with a nice wide tread. Unfortunately they didn't come narrow enough for me.