safety stirrups

2000-11-20 Thread Pedfjords
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 00-11-21 00:31:28 EST, you write: << My Ortho-flex saddle doesn't have safety stirrup hangers, but I had "Foot Free" safety stirrups (english), the kind where the outside is bent back to allow the foot to come out

Re: Safety Stirrups

2000-02-11 Thread Anneli Sundkvist
This message is from: Anneli Sundkvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for the description of the quick-out stirrups. Sounds like a good stirrup, but they are not yet available in Sweden. I'll have to keep my eyes open when I go abroad. There are a similar kind here - it looks like an ordinary stirru

Re: Safety stirrups /umlauts

2000-02-10 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sini. öööh I see! Jean Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores

Re: Safety Stirrups

2000-02-10 Thread Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/UNEBR
This message is from: Cynthia_Madden/OAA/UNO/[EMAIL PROTECTED] Anneli, I, too, second Jean E.'s recommendation of the quick-out stirrups. I also use them with my ortho-flex saddle because it does not have the bar that allows the stirrup leather to come off. They do work, I can tell you from experi

Re: Safety Stirrups

2000-02-10 Thread Lori Albrough
stirrup leather to come off. Anneli I think the Quick-Outs are nice too. They are made by Wembley. Mine have never "ejected" me yet, planned or otherwise, but you can see that they definitely would work. I wouldn't use rubber band safety stirrups (too proud :-) but Quick-Outs look ju

Re: Safety Stirrups

2000-02-10 Thread Anneli Sundkvist
This message is from: Anneli Sundkvist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Thanks for all the input on safety stirrups! The reason why I'm worried about being dragged is not that I think that I will step "through" the stirrup and get stuck that way, but to what can happen if you're

Re: Safety stirrups /umlauts

2000-02-10 Thread sini seppala
This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh-oh..changed the sentence after writing 'a friend of mine who's also in North America...' and now it looks like I thought you're in Canada, as well, or like this friend was about everywhere! :) Well, sunny greetings from Finland, all! Sini.

Re: Safety stirrups /umlauts

2000-02-09 Thread sini seppala
This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Jean Aha, so your keyboard uses them. I know there are many kinds and was wondering how they turn out after going through the server. A friend of mine who's also in Canada has a computer at home and another at work and both of them make uml

Re: Safety Stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread Alison Barr
reak and release me. I've therefore thought a lot > about getting safety stirrups. Hmm, the hook is not really designed to allow the stirrup to come off to prevent dragging. If you fell off in a downward direction (highly likely, when you consider gravity) They would probably stay put.

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread FJORDING
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I have the Icelandic stirrups, which came with the Icelandic saddle on the Icelandic horse. Merek

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> We call those two dot letters umlauts and we can make them with our puters, Sini ] Jean Gayle Aberdeen, WA [Authoress of "The Colonel's Daughter" Occupied Germany 1946 TO 1949 ] http://www.techline.com/~jgayle Barnes & Noble Book Stores

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Re safety stirrups turned wrong way You know Gail after I reread my message I wondered about that also. I've never been one to read directions but you are probably right. I will have to give up my modesty (ahem

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread sini seppala
This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sorry, forgot to translate, just wanted to greet my 'neighbour' Anneli in her language and was also curious to see what happens to the a's and o's with dots (also called Scandinavian letters although they do exist in at least German and Estoni

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread GAIL RUSSELL
This message is from: GAIL RUSSELL <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hi Jean, Are you sure that you are not compromising the utility of the safety stirrups by putting the rubber band on the "inboard" side? I was taught to put the rubber band on the outside. Changes the tilt of the stirrup t

Camargue saddles, was Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread saskia schoofs
This message is from: "saskia schoofs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hej Sini! > Have got two pairs of those camargue ones - bought them in Germany can I ask you where in Germany? I am dreaming since three years of a Camargue saddle, but I have no idea where to find one. I went to the Camargue a year ago,

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread Jean Gayle
This message is from: "Jean Gayle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Anneli, re safety stirrups. I have the rubber band type and have for over twelve-fourteen years. I put the stirrup on the leather so that the rubber is toward the horse and then do not have to go on answering ques

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread sini seppala
This message is from: sini seppala <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Hejsan Anneli undrar vad som händer till våra skandinaviska bokstäver nu när de far genom listans server. :) Have got two pairs of those camargue ones - bought them in Germany but they seem to be exactly like the ones Hooks (with dots) in Sw

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread Jean Ernest
This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have the "Quick Out" safety stirrups on my newest Ortho-Flex. It looks like an ordinary English stirrup but is hinged so that one side will fold out to release the foot in case of a fall. They are a bit more expensive bu

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread Northhorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In a message dated 2/9/00 4:22:01 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << What is your opinion on safety stirrups? Am I over-reacting here? >> I believe in always taking safety precautions whenever possible. So all my saddle

Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread Anneli Sundkvist
the horse. My new saddle, however, lacks this safety contruction. You fasten the stirrup leathers in the tree itself, which means that IF I would be dragged after my horse - there is no weak parts that would break and release me. I've therefore thought a lot about getting safety stirrups. T

Re: Safety stirrups

2000-02-09 Thread MyNorseHorse
This message is from: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In my opinion the peacock stirrups (the rubber band ones) are great as long as you don't have a tendency to "lean" on the outside wall of your iron. I used those in my lesson program for a while and had kids break them everyday due to the leaning problem