Stirrup leathers

AutumnAttic · 06-02-2005, 12:12 PM

Well my legs are too long for most childrens leathers, and too short for most adult. They are fine while on the flat, but there usually on the shortest whole. I know I can always poke holes in them, but id rather not..

Do you guys know some good quality adult stirrup leathers that are on the shorter side ? Also not extremely expensive.. I have some that came with my saddle, but there starting to crack, so im afraid theyre gonna break

thanks!

zorse · 06-02-2005, 12:15 PM

You can get different sizes of stirrups leathers. Check to see what length yours are, and then go to the tack shop and get a smaller size

linds · 06-02-2005, 12:18 PM

You can usually get 48" 54" or 60" leathers

AutumnAttic · 06-02-2005, 12:19 PM

ohhh I didnt know lol.. Thanks guys ! Do you have any brands or websites you could recommend that will sell ones for less money, but good quality ?

Super Step · 06-02-2005, 12:19 PM

I bought some replacements from Blistering Winds for 1/2 the cost of the tack shop.

I also had additional holes punched in them for riders with shorter legs.

Edit: The ones I bought from BW were Weaver... good quality

Shotgun93 · 06-02-2005, 12:21 PM

I don't know about less, I think that they are pretty average price-wise, but Courbette makes leathers that are prestreched and they really don't strech much at all. They are very good quality.

zorse · 06-02-2005, 12:21 PM

Just go to the tack shop and look at them. It's impossible to see what leather feels like over the internet.
IMO it's pretty pointless to buy brand-name leathers

Mine are just some weaver or something and I oiled them to death.

linds · 06-02-2005, 12:23 PM

If I dont like what I see at my local tack shop and its just for basic tack, I usually order from greenhawk magazine or apple saddlery

http://www.applesaddlery.com
http://www.greenhawk.net

AutumnAttic · 06-02-2005, 12:24 PM

I looked up Courbette and they seem pretty good, and they wre $65, which seems like a pretty good price. thanks!

linds · 06-02-2005, 12:25 PM

Oh, I have the pessoa stirrup leathers from greenhawk...they were a little bit more pricey but they're great! Really nice and soft.

06-02-2005, 12:12 PM	#1
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,597 Images: 108	Stirrup leathers Well my legs are too long for most childrens leathers, and too short for most adult. They are fine while on the flat, but there usually on the shortest whole. I know I can always poke holes in them, but id rather not.. Do you guys know some good quality adult stirrup leathers that are on the shorter side ? Also not extremely expensive.. I have some that came with my saddle, but there starting to crack, so im afraid theyre gonna break thanks! __________________ Amber I've been snowballed.

06-02-2005, 12:15 PM	#2
zorse Senior Member+ Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 6,607 Images: 474 Blog Entries: 332	You can get different sizes of stirrups leathers. Check to see what length yours are, and then go to the tack shop and get a smaller size __________________ "What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure." -Samual Johnson

06-02-2005, 12:19 PM	#4
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,597 Images: 108	ohhh I didnt know lol.. Thanks guys ! Do you have any brands or websites you could recommend that will sell ones for less money, but good quality ? __________________ Amber I've been snowballed.

06-02-2005, 12:19 PM	#5
Super Step Senior Moderator Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 11,526 Images: 227 Blog Entries: 50	I bought some replacements from Blistering Winds for 1/2 the cost of the tack shop. I also had additional holes punched in them for riders with shorter legs. Edit: The ones I bought from BW were Weaver... good quality __________________ I have never had a horse lie to me. Dodging Snowballs I have been NOEL’ed. Blessed Is His Name

06-02-2005, 12:21 PM	#6
Shotgun93 Senior Moderator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Southwest SD Posts: 13,815 Images: 132	I don't know about less, I think that they are pretty average price-wise, but Courbette makes leathers that are prestreched and they really don't strech much at all. They are very good quality. __________________ In the quiet light of the stable, you hear a muffled snort, the stamp of a hoof, a friendly nicker. Gentle eyes inquire, "How was your day old friend?" and suddenly, all your troubles fade away. -Author Unknown

06-02-2005, 12:18 PM	#3
linds Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 388 Images: 19	You can usually get 48" 54" or 60" leathers

06-02-2005, 12:23 PM	#8
linds Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 388 Images: 19	If I dont like what I see at my local tack shop and its just for basic tack, I usually order from greenhawk magazine or apple saddlery http://www.applesaddlery.com http://www.greenhawk.net

06-02-2005, 12:24 PM	#9
AutumnAttic Senior Member+ Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Michigan U.S.A. Posts: 5,597 Images: 108	I looked up Courbette and they seem pretty good, and they wre $65, which seems like a pretty good price. thanks! __________________ Amber I've been snowballed.

06-02-2005, 12:25 PM	#10
linds Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: BC, Canada Posts: 388 Images: 19	Oh, I have the pessoa stirrup leathers from greenhawk...they were a little bit more pricey but they're great! Really nice and soft.

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