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> From: Truman Prevatt <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Mike Lewis <mlewis73@xxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Karen Everhart <rainbowmeadowsranch@xxxxxxxxx>,  Lysane Cree 
> <lysanec@xxxxxxxx>,  brio_gal@xxxxxxxxxxx,  ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [RC]    EZ ride strrups, deathtraps?
> Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:13:13 -0400
>
> 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
>
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