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[RC] Stirrups - yes I may know the ones - Sheila_LarsenOk I haven't seen a separate device like you may be describing but I did have a pair of stirrups that helped my knees and back. I will described them in case this is what you remember. The ones I had were made of plastic and western in style (but could be used with an english leathers) with a very (repeat very) stiff rubber donut at the top. I had serious knee and back problems at the time and these stirrups worked wonders. Now the problem is that for the life of me I can't remember the name but I haven't seen them advertised anywhere in many many years. The one problem with them was that for me the rubber donut addition made the stirrupps rather tall and as I have a small foot when I got tired sometimes the top of the stirrup would hit my shin. I asked around and no one but me ever seemed to have that problem. However, as I stated I haven't seen them for many many years. An alternative you might try are some stirrup leather (assuming you are using leathers and aren't in a saddle with fenders) that I bought from the Synergist saddle folks. They are leather but seem to have a little more give than normal leathers. I used a pair for years and they didn't stretch out as I expected them to do because of the extra give they they have. They weren't cheap but I like them. The wide stirrups that most people use for endurance may help your knees and back if you aren't currently using those. “Forgiveness is the fragrance that the violet sheds on the heel that has crushed it.” Mark Twain לjjb zĝ۫jw 5a 0zwnzw"wfϢX8rV 0zwnzwyƦ+mԞ˛mm ۫jw '^qZ vx'F'^I
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