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Mike Lewis wrote:
> I bought the E-Z Ride stirrups with cages.
>
> I don't like their weight and the fact that they twist against my foot,
> but I do like the peace of mind knowing my foot cannot get caught and the
> cushioning the stirrups provide.  As a runner, I put 3 to 4 times as many
> miles on MY feet each week as I put on my horse.  Nice to have the extra
> cush.
>
>
> Mike
>   
I had a pair of E-Z Rides with cages once. I actually bought them by 
accident. By the time I got home and looked in the bag I found a pair 
with cages. So I tried them. First time out I'm riding pretty fact 
through a trail I really like. It is windy and it is tight in places and 
it is fun. There are several places I turn my toe in to keep for getting 
my stirrup caught. That works find - I had done it 100's of time, but a 
branch caught the damn cage. You guessed it, my leg went back, flipping 
me out of the saddle and I ended up with on the left side of my horse 
with my right leg over the top and my right foot still in the stirrup. 
Thank goodness for English saddles with quick release hangers and a 
horse that just stopped looked down wondering what the heck I was doing.

Needless to say - that is the last time I rode with cages. I sold the 
cages. Just like anything with horses - one man's wine is another man's 
poison.

Truman

--

“Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to 
authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?” 
Justice William O. Douglas


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