In the darkest days of the Middle Ages, a Germanic king adapted the rigid metal stirrups used in Asia, making them instead from flexible leather.
In Paris, some people see when your horse stirrups began immediately, some people to pull your skirt, others loosen cinch buttons, make you fall head broken.
He stood up in his stirrups and took off his hat with a sweep, as the Tarleton carriage, overflowing with girls in bright dresses and parasols and fluttering veils, came into view, with Mrs. Tarleton on the box as Gerald had said.
He rode upon a strong dappled horse with flowing mane and tail and his stirrups and bridle were inlaid with silver.
Shortened stirrups misplace the legs in a forward position for the dressage rider.
