tell me about rollerball spurs please... metal or plastic?

[kerilli]

i'm dithering about which to get, never had either. does the plastic snag the skin, are the metal ones better? i've found a pair of stainless steel ones for £16.99 and they look very nice.... but i'll get plastic ones if everyone says they're the ones to go for. Ta.

 

[dafthoss]

I have the plastic mark todd ones and have never had a problem with them. Never tried the metal ones though.

 

[meardsall_millie]

I have both and prefer the metal. I'd recommend the Mark Todd ones with the rollerball attaching top and bottom, rather than the ones with side attachments.

 

[Prince33Sp4rkle]

i heard that the plastic ones do eventually get chewed up/worn/rough so went for the mark todd metal ones and have had zero probs, would reccomend them

 

[oldvic]

I prefer the metal ball - I have seen the plastic ones come off. If this happened mid ride then some nasty damage could be done. My favourite spurs are the Stubben soft touch spurs. I have used them on both sharp and lazy horses and they accept them really well.

 

[philamena]

I have plastic ones just because that's what my girl was used to from her previous rider so I thought I'd start off sticking with that. They've been fine, definitely gentler than normal spurs. I think with the metal ones they 'roll' more than the plastic ones, ie the ball's a bit more mobile under less pressure... Whereas the plastic ones feel a bit more static, more like the ball's there to make the spur blunter and softer rather than more slidey along the side, if you know what I mean? So I guess depends what effect you're aiming for.

 

[philamena]

My favourite spurs are the Stubben soft touch spurs. I have used them on both sharp and lazy horses and they accept them really well.

Ooh I like the look of those. They look good. Me want some of those.

 

[kerilli]

thanks so much everyone. the Stubben ones look perfect, I'll get those, thankyou.
erm... sorry, oldvic, do you mean these ones:
http://www.townfields.com/products/1128/stubben-soft-touch-spurs-1153
or these:
http://www.townfields.com/products/1129/stubben-dynamic-soft-touch-spur-1167

the end looks the same but i can't be sure.
thankyou.

 

[oldvic]

I've got the top ones but they both look the same so it depends what length you want and whether you want the rubber on them.

 

[kerilli]

ok, thankyou.

 

[Britestar]

I too have had both and prefer the Mark Todd ones. Had 2 pairs of plastic and both times my knob fell off!!

As an aside, the metal do have a tendancy to jangle a bit, but for me thats a help, as when they don't jangle I know I'm drawing my leg up.

 

[KatB]

I also use the metal mark todd ones regularly, and find them great