Sprenger stirrups R/L query

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So I splashed out on Bow Balance stirrups and do quite like them but they don't seem to face the right way. I put the L one on the left (near side) and the R on the right but that makes them hang with the fronts pointing in not out. Is that correct? I thought they were bent for an easier 'pick up' but they are harder than normal ones.
They have really eased my ankle and knee stiffness but my toe went dead on a 2 hour hack so swings and roundabouts really.
 
The easiest way I tell which side, is to have the left on the horses left, then when you are looking down at the stirrup from the rider point of view, the word sprenger should be facing your toe ( as you go to put your foot in the stirrup) and not to the horses face ( without the leather twisted ofc).

So imagine this one is on the horses left, dangling down by its side, your in the saddle, you would be about to put your toe in from the lower part towards the writing, and not the other way.

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I find them super comfy and much easier to pick up if lost.
 
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