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How to Keep Stirrup Irons Secure

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1 Overall: This is a pleasing picture. The horse and rider are in good form, and the horse looks like he is an enthusiastic jumper.

Leg: The placement of the rider’s foot in the stirrup is excellent. The outside bar of the iron is slightly ahead of the inside bar, and it’s on the ball of her foot. Her leg has slid too far behind the girth, but only slightly. Otherwise, I like the contact with her ankle and her calf. And while her knee is resting against the saddle, it’s not pinching. The angles at her ankle and knee are good.

Her hip angle is excellent, too, and her back is flat but not stiff. For the size of the jump

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