Sprenger Bow Balance & Leg position?

Stormhillpilgrim

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Hi Guys,
Just after some thoughts on the above please?
I have 2 sets of these, 1 on my GP/Jump and 1 on my dressage saddle. I bought them because I used to suffer quite badly with ankle pain when riding for an hour or more. My ankles seem to collapse out from the side. Now since I have had the bow balances I do seem to get less pain but, my dressage trainer thinks they effect my leg position.
She has ridden my boy in her own stirrups and mine and has said she finds it hard to keep her leg back in them and says I have the same problem, it seems to slowly creep forward.
Has anyone else noticed this? Is it just the bow balance stirrups or flexi stirrups in general?
I am going to try schooling in hers tonight.
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kez1001

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Same problem with mine - but I do have a bad habit of heels too far down and wedged forward. I went back to normal stirrups and worked on my lower leg. Real shame as I did like the flexi stirrups.
 
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