Patent ID: 7574849
Filing Date: 2009-08-18
Classification: B68C

Abstract:
1. A horse mounting aid assembly for attachment to a stirrup iron, the stirrup iron having a bottom portion, a top portion, and a pair of opposed side portions, the horse mounting aid assembly comprising: a hollow body comprising a cage formed from elongated bar members radiating from a hub, said hub being formed by a bottom plate of said body, said body being configured for pivotal securing on the stirrup iron and pivoting between a first, an in-use position receiving a boot or shoe of a rider and a second, non-use position, the body defining a first edge for receiving a boot or shoe of the rider, a second edge and an attachment means formed between the first edge and the second edge, the attachment means being configured for securing said body to the stirrup iron, said first edge being configured for extending at a distance below the bottom portion of the stirrup iron when the body is pivoted into the in-use position.