longdog
Well-Known Member
Thanks AF - I hadn't considered aluminium! I will have a little look at the options. I have been warned off composites with some horror stories - but I would imagine perfectly fine as dressage stirrups 
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I think there are some taes of the composite stirrup irons failing when under stress too. Again they seem to be fine for dressage, but the stress & weight that are put into the stirrups when jumping is quite phenomenal. I am rubbish at physics, but I bet there is a clever bod on here who could explain the massive weight increase caused when you land over a jump. See, I can't even explain that very well.........
[/QUOTE]I think there are some taes of the composite stirrup irons failing when under stress too. Again they seem to be fine for dressage, but the stress & weight that are put into the stirrups when jumping is quite phenomenal. I am rubbish at physics, but I bet there is a clever bod on here who could explain the massive weight increase caused when you land over a jump. See, I can't even explain that very well.........