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I learned to ride at all gaits, post, and jump without stirrups. I never 
gave it much thought until I was riding my first horse at a nice little 
gallop through the field. We startled a pack of coyotes and he spun around 
and bolted flat out for a line of trees. When he spun, the leather strap 
around my stirrup gave out and the stirrup fell right off the fender. He 
proceeded to jump a 4' fence, a log, and a big ditch before I could slow 
him. I nearly panicked at first with only one stirrup, then remembered my 
lessons, dropped the other, and just rode it out.

Although it isn't something I'd ever like to repeat, in a weird way it did 
give me more confidence if something should break... And now my kids are 
learning to ride without stirrups. (Er... very very slowly and with helmets, 
of course!!!!!!)

Jen - wishing spring would come back - snow flurries in April is just wrong! 
:S

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