Patent ID: 6651409
Filing Date: 2003-11-25
Classification: B68C

Abstract:
A riding stirrup comprising:(a) a hanger rod adapted to be received in stirrup leathers for suspending the stirrup from a western equestrian saddle; (b) a stirrup loop connected to the hanger rod at both ends of the hanger rod and defining a stirrup opening; (c) an elongated base support tread included in the stirrup loop and spaced apart from the hanger rod, the elongated base support tread including an inner tread section adapted to support an inside portion of a rider's foot and an outer tread section adapted to support an outside portion of the rider's foot, the base support tread also having a longitudinal center axis extending at a slant with respect to a stirrup centerline, the stirrup centerline extending substantially perpendicular to the hanger rod, substantially through a mid point of the hanger rod, and through the base support tread; and (d) wherein the base support tread slants from the inner tread section toward the outer tread section such that the shortest distance between the inner tread section and the longitudinal axis of the hanger rod is less than the shortest distance between the outer tread section and the longitudinal axis of the hanger rod.