Spursuader - Any used?

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Just wondered if anyone had used or come across these?

www.spursuader.com

Are they just a gimmick or do they do what they say on the tin :)

My instructor wants me to start riding in spurs now and again at home but mainly for the dressage phase eventing as my horse tends to drop off the leg in a test environment without a schooling whip, but he has terribly sensitive skin everything rubs him and Im really worried that spurs are going to do the same and I would be mortified if I marked him :o

I did email the lady whose product it is to ask if it was BE legal and she came back saying they had been used at Badminton so couldn't see there being a problem - but I'm not sure that answered my question ;) Anyone know if I could use them for BE dressage?
 
The advantage is the larger, ' softer' surface and the fact that you don't have to move your foot significantly to use them.

I'll confess I know the person who invented them but have not tried them myself as rarely wear spurs. They seem to be getting good press though.

Re legality, there is no reason they should be illegal as fall within the parameters but if you're concerned contact the applicable governing body to be absolutely sure.
 
The FEI have not passed them as legal although the inventor has sent them several e-mails asking for them to be allowed. BE normally follow as close as they can to the FEI so I wouldn't count on them being legal. They were used at Badminton 2011 by a Belgian rider as they were shown to the Ground Jury who didn't realise that they hadn't been passed.
 
I dont know about BE legal but i have a thin skinned chestnut who has very thin skin, everything rubs him. I was not overly confident in my use of spurs at first so got instructor (ridden up to ** eventing so very secure leg positioning etc) to ride in different types and all of them rubbed when she rode apart from these http://www.dressagedeluxe.co.uk/Shop.asp?viewmode=vp&pid=312 which i borrowed initially to see what they were like and then had to cough up for some of my own. Not cheap but worth it, had them over a year and have never rubbed even when his coat is changing.
 
Thanks for the suggestions :)

I'll ask BE direct and see what they say.

Would the blunt ended spurs be less likely to rub than the rollerball type spurs?

My instructor says due to my leg length and the shape of my horse's side that I need as longer spur as I can use under the rules so looking at 30mm to be safe which worries me more as I'd quite like some little stumpy ones to be honest :o I never knew there was such a variety of spurs in the world!
 
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