Barnes Buckle safety stirrup attachment
What a groovy idea, as well as why haven’t I heard of these earlier now?
The Barnes Buckle is a nifty security device which attaches to the stirrup as well as stirrup leather. It does non acquit on your riding inwards whatever way, merely if the worst happens as well as y'all autumn off as well as your human foot is stuck inwards the stirrup, the parts volition unloose nether entirely 6kg of pressure. Tests on the buckles present that inwards normal riding circumstances it would accept a pressure level of 1400kg to purpose the pieces.
Every passenger dreads falling off; as well as existence dragged, fifty-fifty to a greater extent than so.
Fortunately – touching forest – I stimulate got never been dragged merely decreasing my chances of having this travel on surely appeals.
Inventor Maurice Barnes spent 3 years designing the Barnes Buckles later seeing footage of a fallen jockey existence dragged.
Many racing stables inwards U.K. are using the Barnes Buckle on their travel saddles, as well as Doncaster’s Northern Racing College has made the devices a criterion slice of equipment.
Rear view.The British Horse Society has too given its blessing to the buckles, as well as Olympic eventer Matt Ryan never rides without them – saying: “After weeks of using the Buckle without a problem, I became confident of them. Then inwards July I had a autumn at West Wilts that in conclusion convinced me. As I approached a large ditch as well as palisade my Equus caballus questioned me on accept off, hesitated, as well as his forepart feet went inwards to the ditch slamming him upwardly against the palisade. I went zooming straightaway over his head. I didn’t fifty-fifty realise it merely my human foot had perish trapped inwards the stirrup, merely the Buckle released equally it should stimulate got done as well as I landed cleanly on the other side of the palisade. I’m all for security as well as hence at nowadays I never ride without them.”
The buckles come upwardly with a footling telephone clip that y'all tin grade notice attach to the pieces (see raise sentiment moving-picture present above), hence that inwards the result of a fall, the purpose that comes away from the stirrup does non larn lost.
I’m non aware of many (if any) practical innovations for riding security inwards recent years. H5N1 bouquet to the inventor.
If the powers that last stimulate got taken banking concern complaint of the recent reports on the dangers of Equus caballus riding, as well as hence the utilization of this device should last encouraged with all riders, as well as surely for the racing manufacture as well as competitive sports movements.
I’ve entirely had a few rides with the Barnes hence far, merely they volition perish a permanent purpose of my riding gear. I didn’t desire to post the review educate dorsum hence I bought them. They’re a care – what cost peace of mind?
RRP $NZ85
According to a 2013 report, Barnes Buckles stimulate got ceased production. They originally retailed for £45.
Review commencement published on Horsetalk.co.nz inwards March 2007.
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