Which Stirrups?

[Moggy in Manolos]

Well i have tried most stirrups there are

I recently bought some peacock safety stirrups and sold my flexi stirrups, but now i think i would like flexi stirrups again!
I was just having a 'safety conscious moment' when i bought the peacock stirrups, which is good, but i think perhaps the flexi stirrups are just as safe, but i just dont know.
Now i am looking at some really nice bent irons
What do you think?
I want the safety and comfort aspects combined, so which stirrups should i get and stick with?
Helpppppp

Thanks

 

[FigJam]

Sprenger flexi irons the whole way for me! They're fab, really helped to stop the ache I was getting in my knees after long rides.

 

[Cahill]

peacocks are really for children,not adult weight.i like my flexi ones but in my mind my bent ones `feel` safer.

 

[katie_and_toto]

i like my bent iron stirrups

 

[beatrice]

I love my Mountain Horse saftey irons.
Wonderful things!

However i have never ridden in flexi irons so can't compare them!

 

[Box_Of_Frogs]

I used to ride with a pair of those stirrups with a rubber band ... are they the peacocks or are peacocks the ones where the rider's whole toe area is enclosed to stop the foot slipping through - we use those for RDA. Anyway - I had an accident with a rubber band stirrup where the band snapped on a hack. No spare. Your foot isn't very secure in one of those stirrups WITHOUT the band! I know, I know, I should have checked it regularly, carried a spare, etc etc! But I changed to bent irons and love 'em to bits! Same degree of safety but no rubber bands to snap!

 

[Cahill]

it doesn`t matter about the rubber bands,it the fact that the metal can bend.
ages ago i remember seeing a friends pony get down to roll cos he was sweaty and he had stirrups made of old fashioned nickel.friend lept off and shouted at so he only managed a quick little roll but the stirrup was folded bent in half.
very dangerous,if foot had have been in there it would have been really stuck!!!

 

[Selkie]

Sprenger do it for me. I have tried others but prefer these

 

[zigzag]

Bent irons for me

 

[hannah87]

why are peacock ones not for adults?surely it would say if they wernt safe, i have always ridden in them and belive they are the safest type - always worked for me

 

[JACQSZOO]

I had some peacocks a few years ago - I wasnt aware of the weight issue then. The horse rodeod with me and somewhere along the line the stirrup bent quite dramatically and I ended up flat on my back.
Peacocks are only suitable for weight upto about 9.5 stone I believe - I could be wrong on the weight - but it really annoys me that this is not advertised anywhere.

 

[tabithakat64]

I use the bent irons on both of mine but would love some Sprengers

 

[Chex]

I love my sprengers, wouldn't ride without them now. I think they're safer than other flexi ones, but I'm not sure how

 

[Moggy in Manolos]

Thanks guys, i was thinking about what if the rubber band broke, i am 10.5stone not 9.5stone so that is a little worrying that it is not advertised that they are for that weight and under!
Am definitely gonna get some flexi stirrups again, wish i hadn't sold mine, i would go for the bent irons but my ankle does get very stiff and painful, and i think the flexi would help this best
anymore for anymore?

 

[Vicki1986]

ive got the sprenger flexi bow balance stirrups (bent iron) they were £90 but combine safety and comfort. i need the flex, cant ride without it now my knees and ankles get so stiff and sore!