quick questions

[connemaras]

after riding today in thw wind and rain and god only knows what we went through, my boots and treads did not seem to like each other and no matter how hard i try my feet kept slipping out my stirrups! this really annoys me specially when im troting pretty quick down a road im not too keen to be on, so have been going through ebay and found these treads http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Cheese-Grater-Stir...1QQcmdZViewItem im unsure i know it says they mark the bottom of boots but tp me not much of a problem, even if i have to put them on another pair of irons, anything to make me feel a bit better in rain nd whatever else??
any other suggestions are welcome. thank-you xx

 

[Super_Kat]

As far as grip goes those are the best your going to get.

 

[Cheesey2983]

well you cud use duck tape ive always been told htats quite effective when keeping your feet in the stirrups

 

[connemaras]

so they are good then?? never seen them tbh but my friend suggested put leathers up, but am at a comfotable length!

 

[connemaras]

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well you cud use duck tape ive always been told htats quite effective when keeping your feet in the stirrups

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lol ive been using duck tape on my boots at themoment my bl00dy zips broke, mind u its been broke since i left college so think of how much tpe ive gone through!! lol

ive got them springing stirrups you know the ones i mean, do you know if the treads come out in them?? must have a look when i go dwn in morning!!

 

[Cheesey2983]

i cant remember i think they come out nething comes out if you have a hammer

i dont know whats got into me this evening

 

[connemaras]

well i shall have a look anyway, thinking bout my treads has reminded me of how much stuff i have to do, ive a martingale brand new one (speical sj standing one) i just brought well few weeks back and still ent put my stopper on it, got to clean all tack and wash boots, rugs, saddle pads ect ect ect!! soo much to do, but its soo cold dwn there i finish up and run!!

 

[Cheesey2983]

lazy bugger!!! do some work i was down the yard today for 3 n a half hours n i didnt even ride.

 

[flyingfeet]

Lordy I've been working like a slave getting those auctions up for the 10p listing and have whooping cough to boot!

Anyway we decided to stock lots of different types of treads, as I got p*ssed off with my stirrups slipping. The reality is that the normal rubber treads don't work the minute you get a weeny bit of mud or wet.

The cheese graters are excellent you should be able to get off walk through a muddy gateway and still have grip when you get back on! This is why most eventers have swapped to them, as cannot really afford to have a stirrup slip XC.

 

[connemaras]

CotswoldSJ couldnt agree with your more well you know how rainy its been and i go through everything when im out with my friend my horse is one of those who dont care if he gets bogged down to the knees or in beely deep water whatever is in front of him he will go through it lol!! i have to walk through 2 fields to get to my yard so you can imagine wht my boots are like, so yup smallest bit of mud or water thats it my boots are slippin out! thank-you very much for your veiw im off to buy them now, well got to see what size my stirrups are first then im off to buy thm!! lol.
thank-you!!!!!!!!!!

 

[connemaras]

hay CotswoldSJ i say that ebayer isnt you is it???
or am i being really dumb?? my name on ebay is oli4hooves

 

[flyingfeet]

Technically its my father- but muggings here has to create most of the auctions!!

Upside is I live in a proverbial sweet shop of equestrian goodies.....

 

[connemaras]

o wow!! finally i was wondering how long it would be till i met someone off here on ebay!! lol. so do you think they are good then? i shall add you to my favourites!!!

 

[Patches]

I like the idea of these stirrup treads but I'm assuming you can't run your stirrups up when you untack with these on and is there any chance they'll mark the saddle as well?

Sorry to hijack post. Just curious.

 

[mitchellk]

We use on all our saddles and they are fab- no never scratched saddle!

 

[flyingfeet]

No the first bit of cheese grater is at least 1 cm in from the edge of the stirrup, so no chance of damaging saddle.

I guess you could accidentially scratch your stirrup leathers - but I don't get mud from my treads on my leathers, so think this would be unlikely.

 

[Patches]

Thanks for clearing that up. I'd always wondered and this put me off as I thought I might have to remove stirrups each time I rode! LOL

 

[SJ_06]

Ahh I just discovered this after making my own topic on cheesegreaters lol! x

 

[connemaras]

lol i am defo buying a pair, but i forgot to see what size my stirrups were, do you know if the treads come out on the springy stirrups?? ive never looked tbh.