I dropped by Spruce Meadows today to watch a showjumping derby. Maybe this type of stirrup I saw today is used more than I have noticed, but I've actually not noticed it before. Richard Spooner used a type of stirrup that was kind of open on one side. It was like a bar that he was putting his foot on (with a slight edge about an inch high to help keep his foot in), but basically it was open. I guess it would be safe as you would not be dragged by a horse this way? Is that their main purpose?
Something like this, only I think he had the open part to the outside (opposite of the picture for this web site):
http://www.safestyle.nl/index.asp?taal_id=2
Something like this, only I think he had the open part to the outside (opposite of the picture for this web site):
http://www.safestyle.nl/index.asp?taal_id=2