January 2003

The STI Design Brings The Best Of Everything

But, like with our favorite English safety stirrups, you have to pay for it. The E-Z Rides are the economical choice.

The STI Safety Stirrup looks like a regular ûwestern stirrup.

From the time when Chinese warriors first put their feet down into stirrups to steady the lance in battle, the thought of getting hung up in one must have given cavalrymen concern. An unsteady mount could unseat even the best rider, and the possibility of being dragged across the battlefield behind a terrified warhorse could be horrifying.

While we don’t ride horses into battle today, even the gentlest horse can get spooked, and no one wants to think about getting dragged. For years, English riders have had specially designed stirrups that release the foot or let it slip free in the event the rider falls (see November 2002). But what…