Re: Digest Number 166

From: Mikko Rintasaari <mikrin_at_...>
Date: Thu, 6 Jul 2000 01:36:22 +0300 (EET DST)


On Wed, 5 Jul 2000, Andrew Barton wrote:

> serves in that unit). It's my conclusion that stirrups only become
> important when riders are wearing metal armour on their legs.
>
> Andrew

This is what I've seen elsewhere too. Stirrups also make riding much more comfortable, if one knows how to "lighten" the trot (raising up a bit in the stirrups every other "bounce"). I'm afraid I don't know the english term. The finnish one would translate to "eased trot" or "lightened trot"

        -Adept

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