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Re: RC: Stirrups facing the wrong way



It also helps to hang weights (like paint buckets full of sand) on your ax, 
stick, or bat. Put them on the ends by the stirrups.
Nancy Mitts

>>The rotater thingies will kill your leg.  Soak the bottom half of your
>fenders and stirrup leathers in buckets of water, then take an ax handle
>or baseball bat, turn the stirrups till they're in the correct position
>(actually sort of past it) and put the bat through it.  They'll be TURNED
>permanently when they dry.  It'll take a bit of oil to get the stiffness
>out afterwards.  If you're short, the fenders on the big horn are too
>long and don't allow the leather to turn very well and it's tough on your
>ankles.  I had a guy trim the top of the fenders off for Bekki Crippen
>since she's about 4'10", then we were able to let more stirrup leather
>hang down below it.
>
>Angie
>
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