Stenners
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I recently bought some Shires Blenheim stirrups leathers. I've only had them a couple of months and they look so worn already. They were cheap - I get that. Does anyone recommend any decent leathers that don't twist?
Stirrup Leathers at a decent price
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piglet2001
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Albion non stretch, I have had mine 5 years and they still look fantastic.
PinkvSantaboots
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I bought some non stretch ones on ebay I think they were £30 and they are pretty decent.
jnb
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FSS (Bridle Boutique) on EBay do the soft leather nylon core ones which are excellent. I have Harry Dabbs nylon core leather ones which are also excellent - one of the advantages of these is that they're soft and easy to adjust from day one, leather hide ones often are stiff and hard to adjust until broken in and then they stretch.
dixie
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Henry James have nice leathers for sale.
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I have Jeffries leathers, the most recent pair were about £45-50 12 years ago, same ones are now about £60. Still in v good condition as I swap them to the opposite side weekly, also I change holes then too, unless have been jumping etc.
Dontforgetaboutme
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The Henry James ones I find too soft & have stretched. My Kent & Master ones are good
Keith_Beef
Novice equestrian, accomplished equichetrian
My daughter gave me a pair of Decathlon stirrup leathers about five years ago; they get used every Sunday and for extra rides now and again. I swap them around (left and right) each time I use them, and as far as I can tell they've not stretched. The buckles have marked them a bit on the three holes that I use most, but other than that they're still in great condition.
AFB
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Henry James - mine are a couple of years old and no sign of stretching.
Stenners
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These look so strange!!! How do they even fasten?!
ElectricChampagne
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I recently bought a pair of these, they look really fancy and they seem good quality. Think they were twenty quid.
They have holes at smaller intervals too so more options to adjust so to speak
jnb
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The ones I have got are just bog standard stirrup leathers with the nylon core so fasten like any other stirrup leather.
Do you mean the Dressage style single thickness ones? If so they fasten with a T bar that you insert into the hole then twist sideways so the T can't come undone. You then have only one thickness of leather under your leg and no buckle bulge under your thigh.
I'm not explaining very well...maybe someone better will come along!
fnaf
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I recommend full grain leather to you. Unlike the other grains, full grain has not been separated from the top grain or split layers and is therefore the strongest and most dependable type of leather. You will not be disappointed.
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Lady Jane
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I've had my Albion for 10 years and have worn well and not streched but they are not cheap
Squeak
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Ditto this. I also have a pair of stubbens that must be even older and they're still doing well.
criso
Coming over here & taking your jobs since 1900
There's a couple of things I spend more on and stirrup leathers (and reins) come under that. If they snap it could be nasty, I've had one go as I was going over a jump and came off. Would have been ok but my weight coming down sharply and unexpectedly on the horses back caused a buck and came off luckily not injured.
I have a traditional English leather pair that I bought secondhand from a friend 14 years ago that are only recently out of action as one needs restitching.
I had some very expensive t bar stirrups with a nylon core and they stretched really badly at the holes at less than 2 years of light use as they were on my dressage saddle so won't be getting those again.
I have a traditional English leather pair that I bought secondhand from a friend 14 years ago that are only recently out of action as one needs restitching.
I had some very expensive t bar stirrups with a nylon core and they stretched really badly at the holes at less than 2 years of light use as they were on my dressage saddle so won't be getting those again.