Glad to see you turned those right away! I also had stirrup turners, but not those particular ones you have. They help so much! Cant wait to see you ride in that saddle!! Also in my Aussie, the 3/4 cinch ring usually was better placement for the girth than the full forward cinch ring on 99% of the horses we used it on, but these horses are shorter and fatter than your beautiful boys. LOL And dont worry if you find it difficult to post in the aussie, most riders do. The saddle is made differently than others and is made to carry %50 of your weight in the saddle and %25 weight in EACH stirrup. Not like the usual 75% seat weight and the other %25 for BOTH stirrups.... Once you master weight placement on the AUSSIE you will love it like the rest of us do! Plus, you can even put your husband up in that saddle, even if he is a total green horn, and he would feel secure in that seat! As soon as I can find an Aussie for my draft size horse, I will be getting a new one because I really miss my Aussie! Have lots of fun breaking in that new saddle! Looking forward to more videos of you in that saddle!
No wasting oil...use Neatfoot (pure) oil the underside of the fenders and skirting. Several coats! This will help soften up and get ride of the new squeak. I lke to use lexol on the outside parts. So glad your venturing. Watch you local tack swaps for good Western tack and equipment.
That saddle already has texas rolls! (Which is for the purpose of turning stirrups) Most saddles don’t come with that.. you have to have somebody do it.. You didn’t need turners.. just needed to buckle them backwards which is super easy with the non traditional buckles your saddle has. 4 years too late ain’t bad? Lol!!
I just got crooked stirrups for Christmas because, after an hour of trail riding, my ankles are killing me. You can do the same, just by adding a wedge onto regular stirrups.
I have the same saddle but mine is the smooth not rough out. Ill have to try what others said and see if doing the buckle backwards helps. Otherwise ill have to get those.
Those style of stirrup turners will hurt the front of your shins. Take your saddle to a tack shop to have your buckles reversed. OR use a heavy piece of pipe or bar instead of a broomstick and soak the lower half of stirrup fender in water till soaked and let dry with pipe in stirrups.
real late to this vid lol but do you soak the entire fender? some say to just get it barely damp and others say soak it completely. and will it be fine to soak a roughout saddle?
@Hannah Reed I soak about 1/2. That allows the bottom half of the fender to hold the curved shape to sorta wrap around the shin bone offering protection if you ever trail ride in tight trails
I thoroughly watching your videos! I went and watched all your others, too!! I especially love the Dollar Tree video. I've been riding Western for years. I think you'll love it! I'm in the healthcare field also. I totally understand juggling a full time job and horses. But it's a labor of love❤❤❤🐎🐎
Can't use those they lengthen the stirrups and I already have them as shot as possible. It's terrible being short.I just use the old broom handle trick.
I have the stirrup turners and one of the issues I have with them is that it digs in the my shin very badly I’ve contemplated trying to wrap it and tape or cutting the bulkheads off so that they are less abusive
I would like to know if you found a solution. I tried to put new holes in one side to make them shorter hoping they wouldn't hit my shins but it didn't work. I think it might depend on what size your feet are. Small feet are closer to the top of the stirrup, longer feet are further away. I ride with the ball of my foot just inside the stirrup. Riding in the home position would be impossible.
angie harguess I ended up soaking my stirrup straps in warm water and twisting and wrapping with leather strips. Now they are permanently twisted into an easier loading position. I believe it’s called the cowboy twist. TH-cam Cowboy twist western saddles.
@@kevinferguson3196 It will too work. I tried it on my Colorado Saddlery saddle. It makes the fender look funny and the twisted setup of the stirrup leathers was uncomfortable to me, and I bet it wouldn't feel great to my horse, either. Staying with lots of wet saddle pads and a 6x6 between my stirrups when on the saddle stand. BTW hanging a saddle by the pommel will help keep the stirrups turned some, too.
madison mason that's not true. If you have super stiff fenders that aren't turned, your knees and ankles work hard to force the leather to sit the way you want it to, causing pain if riding like that for a long time.
Hi Jazzy D My horses are turned out every day, all day long, unless it is snowing really bad. They are always penned up when I am working on videos because I am usually making videos when I get home from work. So after I do my chores of cleaning the barn, and getting the horse's tucked in, that's when I usually do my videos. But no, they are not always in their pens. I like to keep them turned out so they can be horses. 😊😊😊
50 years of tooling and it makes me nuts when you use pliers instead of the right sized wrench. knarled bolts and nuts, poor leverage and unsafe. just get the right wrench please
Beg to differ. That is not a "true" western saddle. It has "poleys" instead of a western fork, in the front, which shows it to have an Australian Stock Saddle influence. It is some form of Half Breed saddle with a bit more of a western bent. I have just bought a cheap one one myself and have spent the evening oiling and conditioning it. Thanks for the tip, another trap for those of us who predominantly ride english!
Sassaprass /. Yay finally someone said it... Thank you... I was about to.. We use our legs this way in western for signals to the horse so they need tp fall the way they were.
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Just purchased a pair of stirrup turners. Thank you for telling me about these as I didn't even know they existed!
I love it someone else who uses twine to tie the fence panels together. Thanks so much for showing how to use these!
Glad to see you turned those right away! I also had stirrup turners, but not those particular ones you have. They help so much! Cant wait to see you ride in that saddle!! Also in my Aussie, the 3/4 cinch ring usually was better placement for the girth than the full forward cinch ring on 99% of the horses we used it on, but these horses are shorter and fatter than your beautiful boys. LOL And dont worry if you find it difficult to post in the aussie, most riders do. The saddle is made differently than others and is made to carry %50 of your weight in the saddle and %25 weight in EACH stirrup. Not like the usual 75% seat weight and the other %25 for BOTH stirrups.... Once you master weight placement on the AUSSIE you will love it like the rest of us do! Plus, you can even put your husband up in that saddle, even if he is a total green horn, and he would feel secure in that seat! As soon as I can find an Aussie for my draft size horse, I will be getting a new one because I really miss my Aussie! Have lots of fun breaking in that new saddle! Looking forward to more videos of you in that saddle!
No wasting oil...use Neatfoot (pure) oil the underside of the fenders and skirting. Several coats! This will help soften up and get ride of the new squeak. I lke to use lexol on the outside parts. So glad your venturing. Watch you local tack swaps for good Western tack and equipment.
j berard neatsfoot is the best!!
What kind of oil do you recommend for your western saddle? Thank you so much! 🎉
Just got a pair for myself. Lovely, helpful video.
Just starting my riding adventures...so glad you solved one problem that was bugging me.
Same here. My knees were hurting like crazy.
That saddle already has texas rolls! (Which is for the purpose of turning stirrups) Most saddles don’t come with that.. you have to have somebody do it..
You didn’t need turners.. just needed to buckle them backwards which is super easy with the non traditional buckles your saddle has.
4 years too late ain’t bad? Lol!!
How cute how the horse comes over to see what your doing. Stirrups should just come correctly.
I just got a pair of turners. Ty for this video I are a life saver
I just got crooked stirrups for Christmas because, after an hour of trail riding, my ankles are killing me. You can do the same, just by adding a wedge onto regular stirrups.
I have these for my husband,I made mine out of leftover leather straps from the saddle. Feels weird at first but no leg pain.
This is Great. Thank you!
I have the same saddle but mine is the smooth not rough out. Ill have to try what others said and see if doing the buckle backwards helps. Otherwise ill have to get those.
Do you think would be a good idea to put red Loctite on the nuts at the Turner so they don’t back out
Love your channel!
I bought some stirrups it has that leather on top do i take that off? I see on your video you left them on ,why .
You can just attach the turner to the stirrup and close the bolt. Then connect it to the fender... Might be a little easier.
Signe of Horses might not have worked because the leather behind the fender was wrapped, making it a lot wider
Thanks for the tips
Great video. ❤️
Those style of stirrup turners will hurt the front of your shins. Take your saddle to a tack shop to have your buckles reversed. OR use a heavy piece of pipe or bar instead of a broomstick and soak the lower half of stirrup fender in water till soaked and let dry with pipe in stirrups.
real late to this vid lol but do you soak the entire fender? some say to just get it barely damp and others say soak it completely. and will it be fine to soak a roughout saddle?
@Hannah Reed I soak about 1/2. That allows the bottom half of the fender to hold the curved shape to sorta wrap around the shin bone offering protection if you ever trail ride in tight trails
I thoroughly watching your videos! I went and watched all your others, too!! I especially love the Dollar Tree video. I've been riding Western for years. I think you'll love it! I'm in the healthcare field also. I totally understand juggling a full time job and horses. But it's a labor of love❤❤❤🐎🐎
Can't use those they lengthen the stirrups and I already have them as shot as possible. It's terrible being short.I just use the old broom handle trick.
If you wet the fender first it works even better you need to put a ton of oil into new saddles
I have the stirrup turners and one of the issues I have with them is that it digs in the my shin very badly I’ve contemplated trying to wrap it and tape or cutting the bulkheads off so that they are less abusive
The longer part of the screw should point away from your shin that should help.
I would like to know if you found a solution. I tried to put new holes in one side to make them shorter hoping they wouldn't hit my shins but it didn't work. I think it might depend on what size your feet are. Small feet are closer to the top of the stirrup, longer feet are further away. I ride with the ball of my foot just inside the stirrup. Riding in the home position would be impossible.
angie harguess I ended up soaking my stirrup straps in warm water and twisting and wrapping with leather strips. Now they are permanently twisted into an easier loading position. I believe it’s called the cowboy twist. TH-cam Cowboy twist western saddles.
Your fender pieces are twisted already! Just put the buckle on the other side of the holes!
Doesn't work if your leathers have blevins style buckles which most all western saddles do!
@@kevinferguson3196 It will too work. I tried it on my Colorado Saddlery saddle. It makes the fender look funny and the twisted setup of the stirrup leathers was uncomfortable to me, and I bet it wouldn't feel great to my horse, either. Staying with lots of wet saddle pads and a 6x6 between my stirrups when on the saddle stand. BTW hanging a saddle by the pommel will help keep the stirrups turned some, too.
Your stirrrups are already turnable no need for those attachments just flip the buckle on the other side
I couldn't get the broom in place because the horse was in the way 🤔
If ur knees hurt. That means ur stirrups are too short
madison mason that's not true. If you have super stiff fenders that aren't turned, your knees and ankles work hard to force the leather to sit the way you want it to, causing pain if riding like that for a long time.
Your fenders are already twisted. You just have to buckle it backwards. No need for stirrup turners
Jessica Richmond hi.Could you explain how to buckle backwards? I am a new rider and I order a saddle and leather super hard and stirrups wont turn?
Ouch! Bad idea - you'll be smashing your ankles/shins on the bolt!
Are your horses always penned up like that? I don't think I've ever seen them graze...
Hi Jazzy D
My horses are turned out every day, all day long, unless it is snowing really bad. They are always penned up when I am working on videos because I am usually making videos when I get home from work. So after I do my chores of cleaning the barn, and getting the horse's tucked in, that's when I usually do my videos. But no, they are not always in their pens. I like to keep them turned out so they can be horses. 😊😊😊
Balen wire or barbed wire n away u go
50 years of tooling and it makes me nuts when you use pliers instead of the right sized wrench. knarled bolts and nuts, poor leverage and unsafe. just get the right wrench please
Bad solution
This is ridiculous! Just flip the leather that has the holes for the stirrup around so it has a twist and they will stay turned out 🤦♀️
Beg to differ. That is not a "true" western saddle. It has "poleys" instead of a western fork, in the front, which shows it to have an Australian Stock Saddle influence. It is some form of Half Breed saddle with a bit more of a western bent.
I have just bought a cheap one one myself and have spent the evening oiling and conditioning it. Thanks for the tip, another trap for those of us who predominantly ride english!
This was painful to watch you need to learn how to use tools and washers,lock washers
You are not supposed to ride like that in a westernsaddle, Please mate, just no
Sassaprass /. Yay finally someone said it... Thank you... I was about to.. We use our legs this way in western for signals to the horse so they need tp fall the way they were.
@@Donna-vh5ym That makes no sense.
@@makeyourself9110 // WHAT???
Another one of those gimmicky equestrian things