Adjusting Stirrups on a Horse

Video Transcript

"The next thing we'll do is check the stirrups from the ground and adjust them in any way we need to. It's important to make sure we always keep a hold of the reins so if you do this, we're going to run our hands just through the reins, we're going to slide the stirrup down and the way to check from the ground is to put your fingertips up by the buckle and the end of the stirrup should really just come to your arm pit. And then if we need to adjust them, you're going to pull the first two straps down, make any adjustment you need to and then you want to make sure you get this buckle back up. So we're going to slide by pulling on the bottom strap and then we're going to tuck the extra piece back in and we'll do the same on the other side. So, right arm now let's do the reins, never letting go, pull the stirrup iron down, we'll take both top straps, pull them down, make any adjustments you need to and then to get this buckle back up to the top, we're going to pull on the bottom strap, therefore getting this buckle up and tucking in the extra strap. "