tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post4732010586428176591..comments2023-10-16T02:35:42.414-07:00Comments on Acer Farm: Opinions Anyone???Jonnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-20695074501276834462010-01-21T07:43:45.445-08:002010-01-21T07:43:45.445-08:00Thanks Mel..I spent most of the last two season ri...Thanks Mel..I spent most of the last two season riding in my plain old regular english stirrups until this past fall when a friend lended me a pair of Easy ride (aluminum covered in leather) . It made me a believer in the endurance stirrup for sure. My left foot didn't go all numb anymore after 15 miles!! I would bet I could modify a western wood stirrup , add the cushion and have a saddle maker put the leather on it for me...Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-23407222132665672842010-01-18T17:18:39.799-08:002010-01-18T17:18:39.799-08:00I only ride with the easy ride stirrups during act...I only ride with the easy ride stirrups during actual rides. The rest of the time I use austrailian ones that look like really wide English stirrups, with a padded leather wraparound . I can't get away with it at a ride ( or least I couldn't before doing dressage ) I don't like the biggnest or instability of the easy rides. My preference is the plastic.<br /><br />Like you my favorite stirrups are my McClellan wood ones with leather covers.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627065628317652042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-32817854561594243502010-01-17T06:21:48.151-08:002010-01-17T06:21:48.151-08:00Thanks for that info Michelle. I wondered about th...Thanks for that info Michelle. I wondered about that with the aluminums...I wish they made a wood covered in leather, because that seems to be the safest. The wood can break but the leather holds it together enough to keep the foot from crushing..thats what saved me in my incident.Jonnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11455369648954700046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9029266190277669434.post-52228644478810385022010-01-15T16:52:58.065-08:002010-01-15T16:52:58.065-08:00The aluminum ones will crush if your horse falls o...The aluminum ones will crush if your horse falls on them. So I've heard on ridecamp at endurance.net. Then you can't get your foot out, and it becomes a safety issue. It's better to get nlyon or something tougher. I, personally, use Flex Rider caged Stirrups. They are endurance stirrups for riders with smaller feet. I wear a size 6. My husband, and many other endurance/trail riders, love EZ ride stirrups. My husband has the nylon caged ones. Valley Vet sells them for a reasonable price.<br /><br />MichelleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com