The former enabled afoot to be slipped into or out of a stirrup iron in an emergency.
With one hand on the pommel and without touching the stirrup irons she was up, dragging the horse's head around.
All manner of things lay about waiting for repair: armor, stirrup irons, and kitchen utensils.
The flat racing saddle is designed to not interfere with a running horse and to be as lightweight as possible (including the stirrup irons).
Fillis was also the developer of the fillis-style stirrup iron commonly used riders today.
He held one stirrup iron for her.
The stirrup iron is usually placed on the ball of the foot, allowing the rider to have a flexible, shock-absorbing ankle.
Milord, you and your friends have been running along at my stirrup iron for the better part of five hours now.
Supporting her weight in one ann, he grabbed the leather horn, lifted a foot to the stirrup iron and swung high into the saddle.
The passage was so narrow that they were forced to walk in single file with their stirrup irons almost scraping the rock walls on each side.