Quiet Riding

Horses and Riders Working in Harmony


Horses in the Fog

Stirrups

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"...the stirrup leathers will be the correct length when the 'tread' of the iron comes just below the ankle joint."

James Fillis, Breaking and Riding
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"I never allow a pupil to use stirrups until he has acquired a good seat at all paces...."

James Fillis, Breaking and Riding
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"In the open I ride with the leathers one hole shorter than in the school, and then obtain a better support in quick paces, especially when rising at the trot."

James Fillis, Breaking and Riding
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"You don't have to push on your stirrups to have your full weight in them any more than you need to push on the ground when you are standing."

Kathleen Schmitt, The Seamless Seat
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"Shoving pressure on the stirrup is not the same as simply allowing our weight into the stirrup...."

Kathleen Schmitt, The Seamless Seat
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"Releasing our weight into the stirrups lets them hang nicely under our center of gravity."

Kathleen Schmitt, The Seamless Seat
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"Riding without stirrups can develop a sense of riding the horse instead of the equipment."

Kathleen Schmitt, The Seamless Seat
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"Riding without stirrups may give a rider confidence that they can stay on even if they lose a stirrup or both of them."

Kathleen Schmitt, The Seamless Seat
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"Riders who use upward grip often prefer riding without stirrups. Since their legs are consistently pulling upwards away from the stirrups, they lose them frequently and would just as soon do without them."

Kathleen Schmitt, The Seamless Seat
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