stirrups?!

J

JoshuaR97

Well-Known Member
Joined
9 August 2015
Messages
236
Visit site
Recently seen some stirrups on eBay currently around 30 pounds and brought new are around 200😁 Just wondering do different types or more expensive actually help to improve your riding? Or is it just how they want you to think they'll help?.. Seems a good buy at the right price if they are something that can help me improve
 
I changed from regular iron stirrups to plastic ones with cheese grater treads as I constantly lose stirrups when jumping. And it has definitely helped.
 
So all these different stirrups like free jumps etc.. Don't actually help improve the riders postion? They just say it these things about them to make them sell as a 'quick fix'
 
I am sorry I do not agree, I have free jumps and I think this would go for any forward facing stirrups. Sit yourself on the position you are in the saddle, are your feet pointing 90 degrees in or are they flat against the horse's sides? They are facing forwards. It makes sense that your stirrups should be forward facing and slightly tilted backwards as that is the position you need to sit in. Why use a stirrup that is continually trying to turn flat against the horse's sides and which rubs across your shin? I am old now but suffer from no joint pain at all with forward facing stirrups, I walk like John Wayne afterwards if I use traditional english ones. Thinking about it John Wayne is a bad analogy - cowboy stirrups are forward facing. My free jumps are worth every penny and they are also safety stirrups.
 
old hand said:
I am
sorry I do not agree, I have free jumps and I think this would go for any forward facing stirrups. Sit yourself on the position you are in the saddle, are your feet pointing 90 degrees in or are they flat against the horse's sides? They are facing forwards. It makes sense that your stirrups should be forward facing and slightly tilted backwards as that is the position you need to sit in. Why use a stirrup that is continually trying to turn flat against the horse's sides and which rubs across your shin? I am old now but suffer from no joint pain at all with forward facing stirrups, I walk like John Wayne afterwards if I use traditional english ones. Thinking about it John Wayne is a bad analogy - cowboy stirrups are forward facing. My free jumps are worth every penny and they are also safety stirrups.
Click to expand...

Difference is you are fixing a pain issue. Others are using them because they are losing their stirrups easily so are getting cheese grater type stirrups to avoid losing them. What they should be trying to figure out is why it is happening for example they are tensing up and gripping with their knees so drawing their leg up slightly and losing the stirrup. Hell I used to do the same thing pretty every rider does it at some point. I still do if i get tense it's very easy to do. But it shouldn't be fixed with equipment to me. I just focus on keeping my legs relaxed and long.

I use flexi stirrups as otherwise my ankles are in agony afterwards and i can't walk well thanks to straining both multiple times over the years. Why not save myself a bit of pain? But I have noticed that recently my feet are not sitting level on the stirrups so not sure if it's the flexi stirrups causing it (not likely) or i am doing something wrong (more likely). Need to get an instructor to watch and see what I am doing wrong.
 
Wouldn't so much say that they improve riding, but more have features to "help"... For example, I use Royal Rider lightweight flexi stirrups with cheese grater treads. I find the lightweight material and cheese grater treads great for eventing, especially the xc, where they do stick to your feet riding through tricky combinations. And the flexi I find majorly helps with my ankle and knee pain- so again that's a pain issue rather than a riding issue.
 
I have 2 sets of stirrups around £20 and 1 set that cost £130. Although I dont have any problem riding in the cheaper sets, the more expensive stirrups are my favourite and comfiest by a mile. Lovely lightweight metal with a nice wide tread and also look smart into the bargain.
 
I have recently switched to ez rider stirrups after using steel peacock irons all my life. They were a bit more expensive but not too bad. im no master rider lol so my legs probably arent very stable so i was expecting them to be really light and flappy compared to my old ones.However they are exactly the same to ride in tbh i see no difference in keeping the stirrup or anything. Much more comfortable though. They are fugly as hell but really good for my bad knee.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top