What do you guys like for barrels and more importantly ROPING (for those who do both or husbands who do). Nettles, Walls, something slanted, aluminum, rawhide?
Really looking for a nice set for each of my saddles, I have leather covered on the barrel and rawhide on my roper and want to see what others like!
I've always had rawhide until my Crown C came with aluminum. I love them. So much more grip than the rawhides.... But I would love to try some Nettles someday! Never heard a bad thing about them!
I use the original crooked ones (barrel ones) on my rope saddle. The width gives me a lot of stability. I didn't realize how much of a difference it made until I heeled some in my husbands saddle that just had regular stirrups. Have them on my barrel saddles too.
jlrace - 2014-12-29 9:00 PM I use the original crooked ones (barrel ones) on my rope saddle. The width gives me a lot of stability. I didn't realize how much of a difference it made until I heeled some in my husbands saddle that just had regular stirrups. Have them on my barrel saddles too.
I use these same stirrups on all 3 of my saddles (1 barrel & 2 roping). Hubby won't ride anything besides the crooked on his saddles either.
I recently rode in a treeless saddle and it had slanted aluminum stirrups and now I think I need a pair!!!! Love how close your legs can get to the horse!
Posted 2014-12-30 8:07 AM Subject: RE: Stirrup preferences?
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LOVE my slanted aluminum stirrups. They're way easier on my knees and I feel much more stable. Like a previous poster said, I didn't know how much torque they relieved until I jumped on somebody's saddle without them.
jlrace - 2014-12-30 6:00 PM I use the original crooked ones (barrel ones) on my rope saddle. The width gives me a lot of stability. I didn't realize how much of a difference it made until I heeled some in my husbands saddle that just had regular stirrups. Have them on my barrel saddles too.
Agree! I have the barrel racer Crooked Stirrup for years. The tread is 3" and feels so stable. I seldom loose a stirrup.
Stirrup preferences?
