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i had some knee pain for a while, then put some of those stirrup straighteners on my saddle.  even synthetic fenders, etc., will put a little side load on your knees and cause some pain.  work on keeping your toes pointed straight ahead too, which by the way is much easier with the stirrups hanging straight.  another thing i havent heard anyone mention is, avoid riding with your stirrups too long.  you need to have some flex in your legs so you can move with your horse.  if the stirrups are too long you wont be able to flex your knees and you will put more of a vertical load on them.  you have to keep your legs loose, but be able to flex your knees.  experiment with stirrup length until you get it just right!     ed