Getting dragged by western stirrups

AutumnAttic · 01-07-2006, 06:52 PM

I am TERRIFIED of being dragged. Ive never been dragged, but the one time I didnt use those rubber band english stirrups, autumn bucked me off and my foot did get stuck. Luckily, my bridle was too loose and i ripped it right off her head, and she stopped. I think out of shock

I know your foot shouldnt get stuck if youre wearing riding boots and have your foot in the right spot..

I know they have those plastic ones, that dont look like stirrups. It just a plastic part that goes around your foot. I dont want those, but if you know the website for them, could you give it to me ? I will be getting those if I find nothing else

Any "safety stirrups" for western saddles?

Thanks

dakota's_sable · 01-07-2006, 06:54 PM

Yes they have break away stirrups for western saddles.

AutumnAttic · 01-07-2006, 06:56 PM

thanks! do you know where i could find them?

shymare · 01-07-2006, 07:14 PM

Yeah, where can we find them?

dakota's_sable · 01-07-2006, 08:25 PM

http://www.breakawaystirrups.com/
http://www.buytack.com/products/sadd...l/stirrup8.htm - towards the bottom of the page

aBreeze · 01-07-2006, 08:27 PM

dang theyre expensive...

AutumnAttic · 01-08-2006, 12:30 PM

ouch. Maybe ill look for some different ones? I def. dont have that much money lol . Thanks though!

CJ · 01-08-2006, 12:34 PM

Im sure its tough to think clearly when being dragged, but if you can remember one thing its Roll Over. The toes of your foot hang up in a stirrup, but the Heel will slide out. I have seen this actually used in a rodeo dragging; it works.

AutumnAttic · 01-08-2006, 12:45 PM

oh ok thanks CJ. Hopefully Ill never get dragged, but if I do, ill try to do it.

Kiwi Pony · 01-08-2006, 01:02 PM

You don't have to get breakaways (yes they ARE expensive! :O) - what about these? They're cheaper, only $20 something. And would stop your foot getting caught in the first place.

01-07-2006, 06:52 PM	#1
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,581 Images: 117	Getting dragged by western stirrups I am TERRIFIED of being dragged. Ive never been dragged, but the one time I didnt use those rubber band english stirrups, autumn bucked me off and my foot did get stuck. Luckily, my bridle was too loose and i ripped it right off her head, and she stopped. I think out of shock I know your foot shouldnt get stuck if youre wearing riding boots and have your foot in the right spot.. I know they have those plastic ones, that dont look like stirrups. It just a plastic part that goes around your foot. I dont want those, but if you know the website for them, could you give it to me ? I will be getting those if I find nothing else Any "safety stirrups" for western saddles? Thanks __________________ <3 Amber no guts = no glory I've been love struck.

01-07-2006, 06:54 PM	#2
dakota's_sable Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SE South Dakota Posts: 1,686 Images: 14	Yes they have break away stirrups for western saddles. __________________ The Horse: Friendship without envy, Beauty without vanity, Nobility without conceit, A willing partner, yet no slave.

01-07-2006, 06:56 PM	#3
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,581 Images: 117	thanks! do you know where i could find them? __________________ <3 Amber no guts = no glory I've been love struck.

01-07-2006, 08:25 PM	#5
dakota's_sable Senior Member+ Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: SE South Dakota Posts: 1,686 Images: 14	http://www.breakawaystirrups.com/ http://www.buytack.com/products/sadd...l/stirrup8.htm - towards the bottom of the page __________________ The Horse: Friendship without envy, Beauty without vanity, Nobility without conceit, A willing partner, yet no slave.

01-07-2006, 08:27 PM	#6
aBreeze Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: MN Posts: 5,667 Images: 126 Blog Entries: 1	dang theyre expensive... __________________ Some say our national pastime is baseball. Not me. It's gossip. Erma Bombeck I was on HGS when we made 3 million posts!

01-07-2006, 07:14 PM	#4
shymare Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 1,418 Images: 57	Yeah, where can we find them?

01-08-2006, 12:30 PM	#7
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,581 Images: 117	ouch. Maybe ill look for some different ones? I def. dont have that much money lol . Thanks though! __________________ <3 Amber no guts = no glory I've been love struck.

01-08-2006, 12:34 PM	#8
CJ Senior Member+ Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 5,735 Images: 48	Im sure its tough to think clearly when being dragged, but if you can remember one thing its Roll Over. The toes of your foot hang up in a stirrup, but the Heel will slide out. I have seen this actually used in a rodeo dragging; it works.

01-08-2006, 12:45 PM	#9
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,581 Images: 117	oh ok thanks CJ. Hopefully Ill never get dragged, but if I do, ill try to do it. __________________ <3 Amber no guts = no glory I've been love struck.

01-08-2006, 01:02 PM	#10
Kiwi Pony Senior Member+ Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,327 Images: 116 Blog Entries: 34	You don't have to get breakaways (yes they ARE expensive! :O) - what about these? They're cheaper, only $20 something. And would stop your foot getting caught in the first place.

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