Safety Stirrups

Several years ago I had a CEO of a local school district call me I know has been involved with children and horses. Seemed his district had a school district sponsored program and one of the girls had been dragged into a lesson to death by the horse she was. In the horror that I responded to news of the question, why had the safety bar undeployed release the foot of the girl? "His answer to my question was:" What is a safety clip "?

I was shocked and after explaining the need for such precautions, and shared with him the realization of how the senseless death of little girl was warned that I hope it is better that parents don ' have not contact me about the tragedy, because I get board of their school district of gross negligence and endangering the lives of children.

Maybe it's because my grandfather was dragged to death by a horse, but I always thought the temerity to be mounted on a horse without some type of safety clip. While a typical Western saddle offers slightly more protection against loss of feet and one inch across especially when wearing a bunch of the West is just getting into a carefree clip in English without being equipped with a free ride if they hooked up to a waterfall and be crazy enough to ride without wearing a boot as a tennis shoe is courting disaster.

There are several types of quick release clamps on the market, ranging anywhere most frequent "Peacock" caliper hinges on those and other models that are more elaborate. They start at prices as reasonable as $ 30 to $ 40 and go up from there depending on how you want to hide the devices safe. I think the point you can still be a slave to fashion and enjoy the protection of a safety clip offers the vanity is no longer an excuse. All my students use a kind of security "quick release" Caliper and helmets regardless of their age. Why take the chance to go outside? In my mind, it's just stupid!

My hope is that people will stop being ignorant about it and start realizing the importance of a safety device simple and maybe I'll never again witness the sight of a small child to be thrown from their horse to be standing still attached to go to the child's foot caught in the stirrup. In my case, it should be compulsory for all junior like helmets is now adequately regulated.

Wake up people and especially the parents! Do the right thing and put you and your children in safe and appropriate equipment. Be determined never again ride without stirrups safety. I guarantee you there will be a time you will thank you went to the expense and relative little effort!

Millie Chalk (White Male Star)

professional horse trainer for 25yrs. and author of historical novels. Part Cherokee Indian I am passionate about regarding the ongoing struggle of all First Nations feel to the nearest multiple reasons for the Lakota.

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