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Did you ever see the square stirrups on Paruvian Passo / Passo Fino saddles? 
They are just as big.

Terry
"May the Horse be with you"

> From: Lysane Cree <lysanec@xxxxxxxx>
> To: brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx, ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]   EZ ride strrups, deathtraps?
> Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 14:08:13 -0400 (EDT)
>
> I have the Cloud stirrups for the past 8-9 years and they are quite similar 
> in style as the Easy Ride Stirrups. No death trap problems here :)  I don`t 
> have the cage on them but I always wear a paddock-type boot with a heel or 
> running shoes that have those shaped bottoms so its kind of like a heel. 
> The times I have come off, my feet coming out of the stirrups were never an 
> issue.
>   I have had comments too from people who are not in endurance or CTR that 
> they are big and bulky and funny looking. Only time I ever got my foot 
> stuck was in a stirrup on a western saddle, so there! :) And after my feet 
> went numb and my shins hurt from riding in regular English iron stirrups, I 
> got the Clouds and never looked back. Guess you have to ride the miles to 
> appreciate them :)
>
>   Lysane
>
> Mel Cochran <brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>   There was someone on a BB that I frequent that was getting rid of her ez
> ride style stirrups. I asked why. I mean, I lusted for a pair of them for
> months - and I love them now that I have them, why would anyone that has
> some want to get rid of them? This is the response I got. I guess I never
> thought of them this way?
>
> I wondered how all of you feel about them since the bulk of these stirrup
> users seem to be endurance riders.
>
> BTW - this is from a gaited horse discussion so putting weight in stirrups
> in order to post is not a consideration. ;-)
>
>
> "Mel..to me they are way to big & bulky..I don't like them at all.. why
> would you need padded, big bulky stirrups when stirrups are for getting off
> & on and NOT for putting weight on...
>
> For me...they are dangerous foot-lockers!"
>
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