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I miss horse riding, no stirrups used to fill me which so dread and fear haha! I somehow always loose my stirrups during canter so no idea why I never got used to not having stirrups

Com'on Rutledge ;) At least do a mini session at trott without the stirrups!

@Bourbon my girl is 3 and still in the process of training if I get her to a trot she won't stop and wleventually starts bucking =))

Update from the next day: my thighs are indeed killing me! Stretch suggestions anyone?

I spent most of the summer riding without stirrups due to nearly putting my eye out after bracing on my stirrups and leaning forward when my pony tripped. It was rough but so good in the long run. Between that and my new half-lease who is a huge spooky warmblood who is a step up for my abilities and I am not 100% confident on yet, I have mostly gotten a pass on NSN.

I have noticed something amusing about the rest of my barn, however. Usually, No Stirrup November is meet with groans of fear and dread. This year, when the weather has been unseasonably cold (as in 20 degrees below our usual temp), people have been queuing up for the bareback pads. Who knew the motivation we needed to improve drop our stirrups was freakishly cold weather?