Recommend me some stirrups

[MrsElle]

When I ride my toes go numb. I'm not sure if it is the stirrups, my leg position, or some weird medical condition whose symptoms only surface when I am riding

I am only a happy hacker, if that is of any relevance, and think I have heard others on here complain of a similiar problem and different stirrups were advised.

Which stirrups should I try?

 

[fizzer]

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=en...a=X&ei=bwdvUILQHqbA0QX2j4GAAw&ved=0CDIQzAMwAQ

I use these, they stop my knees aching.

 

[FfionWinnie]

Do you ever take your feet out and wiggle them about a bit and does it still happen? Are you bracing your feet in the stirrups?

 

[soulfull]

http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=370642152982&index=13&nav=SEARCH&nid=72614511412
These are fab. I got some and now all my friends have them
There was someone on eBay selling them for £19 inc pp but on my iPhone so harder to find them

 

[LJN]

I have these - they don't make my knees hurt, they allow me to get my heels down further and I think they are bit safer if you topple off.

http://www.doversaddlery.com/herm-sprenger®-original-system-4-f-stirrup-irons/p/X1-0747/

 

[MrsNorris]

I use stubben double offset irons, they help put you in the correct position and I find them extremely comfortable. Haven't ever suffered from numb toes, but did used to get very sore ankles until I started using these.

 

[LittleBlackMule]

I do endurance so comfort is ESSENTIAL!

I use these, the tread is quite spongey and extra wide so gives lots of support. The top piece that the leather goes round is also designed as a shock absorber:

http://www.thesaddleryshop.co.uk/P/...y_ride_stirrups_endurance_stirrup-(1513).aspx

For every day riding I use these, well worth the expense:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SPRENGER-...r_Equipment&hash=item3f0f588017#ht_2587wt_701

 

[MrsElle]

Do you ever take your feet out and wiggle them about a bit and does it still happen? Are you bracing your feet in the stirrups?

I do take my feet out from time to time, which eases the numbness/pins and needles for a while, but it comes back when my foot is back in. I really do think that a lot of it is down to my leg position, I try to force my lower leg into the heels down, toes pointing forward position, which doesn't come naturally because I don't ride that often. My right foot is always fine, but that is because I can't put it in the 'correct' position due to an old injury. I do get my heel down, but my toe tends to point outwards. With my left foot I feel that I am pushing the ball of my foot down hard on the stirrup. With my right foot the ball of my foot isn't below my knee so I am unable to put as much pressure on it.

I can't really ride. I did ride as a youngster and worked as a groom when I left school, but I reckon I have forgotten 90% of everything I was taught. I just pootle around at a walk and occassionally a trot to get of trouble and am happy with that. Perhaps I should forget about the perfect leg position and get comfy Fat Lad used to be a trekking pony, so am pretty sure he has had worse riders on his back than me!

I will have a look at all the stirrups recommended, I do quite like the idea of the endurance ones, they might distribute the pressure over a wider area.

 

[WestCoast]

I use the cheapish thirty quid flexi stirrups and they work very well.

http://www.townfields.com/products/670/flexi-stirrups-irons

Paula

 

[showpony]

OP I used to get terrible cramping & numbing in my old stirrups... switched to Cheese Graters & havent had one cramp since!