Sprenger Stirrup Irons

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have 3 pairs now, absolutely love them. i don't think the bow balance ones are any different to the normal ones though, bought a pair and can't tell the difference at all when riding.
if you know anyone in Germany, they're half the price over there...
 
I have just bought some Bow Balance ones, £85 inc. P&P. B***** love them! I find it much harder to lose them (when in sitting trot for example) and I don't get really achy knees or ankles any more. They are cushion-y without being unstable. The regular System 4 Safety ones were lovely but I can still lose them easily when in sitting trot. (Maybe I should have more lessons instead, but it'll cost me more than £85!!)
If you want the regular ones, I have been informed that you may as well spend £50 on the Thorowgood ones than £25-50 more on the Sprengers, as they are just as good.
 
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Oh dear, two different opinions
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i have the Bow Balance and standard ones wont ride in anything else now, you can really feel the difference worth every single penny
 
I love my Bow Balance ones, I never tried the original ones but can feel the difference now even after just going for a little mooch on someone elses sprenger-less horse.
 
I have the original ones and they're fab. Feels weird to ride in "normal" stirrups now I've ridden in them for the last 3 years!

I have also teamed them up with the Mountain Horse SC3S treads and boots and hardly ever loose my stirrups, really notice the difference when doing canter to trot or trot to walk transitions!
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I have the original Flexi stirrups with the off-set design (so the stirrup is always facing the correct way). I love them. The Bow Balance are supposed to be different, but I don't know how
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I have the originals and they are worth every penny. Was suffering with knee pain to the point of having to stop after 5 minutes in a lesson, purchased the sprengers and have had not even a hint of any knee pain. Used them for about 4.5 years now and don't use anything else.
 
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Maybe I'm really strange, but I don't notice any difference between riding in Sprenger irons and normal ones.....

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Well, I don´t actually feel any difference except that my knees don´t hurt
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I thought they might feel wobbly/unstable, but they don´t.
 
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Are the bow balance ones the ones that ´give´ downwards (so are ´cushioned´) as well as being bendy?

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no, the bow balance ones have a slightly offset top loop for the leather, so the stirrup hands naturally ready for your foot, you don't have to turn it through 45 degrees.
 
But the ones I have do that. They were produced after the orginal flexi ones and before the bow balance, so there must be something else with the bow balance?
 
I wouldn't be without mine now, the change when I use my old normal stirrups is huge. I refuse to believe the cheaper ones are as good, don't want to know that I've wasted money
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Are the bow balance ones the ones that ´give´ downwards (so are ´cushioned´) as well as being bendy?

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no, the bow balance ones have a slightly offset top loop for the leather, so the stirrup hands naturally ready for your foot, you don't have to turn it through 45 degrees.

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Yes and they have a wide tread too which offers that extra bit of stability.
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Are the bow balance ones the ones that ´give´ downwards (so are ´cushioned´) as well as being bendy?

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no, the bow balance ones have a slightly offset top loop for the leather, so the stirrup hands naturally ready for your foot, you don't have to turn it through 45 degrees.

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Ohhh, right. Yep, I know which ones you mean
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