Tough 1 Stirrup Mounting Aid

I am 5' 4" and of "average" weight (130ish). When I was in my 40's I had a 16.3 hh horse. NEVER any issues getting up on that beats. Eight years ago I got out of horse ownership (kids grew up and left the nest). Fast forward to now. I'm still 5' 4" (ok, maybe now only 5' 3") and I wanted to get back into horse ownership. I knew the days of getting on a 16.3 hh horse were over so I bought a SMALL Quarter Horse, standing at only 14.2 HH. Much to my dismay I was having a heck of a time trying to get on her! Call it old age (I'm now 55) or issues with a prior back surgery but I just was having a heck of a time. I trail ride so getting off and on regularly was a must. I started looking for any type of mounting aid that would come to my rescue. NONE of them were rated higher than a 3 so I was very skeptical when I ordered this. I brought it out to the barn, saddled, up, hooked it up over the saddle horn and BEHIND (not in front of) the stirrup. I fully expected to swing back and forth or under the horse as other reveiws reported. However, I stepped in with my RIGHT foot, put my left foot in my stirrup and up and over I went. Settled nicely in the saddle, removed the aid, put it in the case and off I went. Stopped on the trail twice and tried to get on myself without the aid (not happening!). Used the aid again and NO issues at all. No swinging, no feeling of being unstable, nothing. Again, I'm 55. Not sure why some people had such issues. I didn't adjust the length at all from how it arrived. Full length. Probably hung a full 6" or so below my own stirrup. Would recommend. If you are having issues you are probably doing it wrong.

We have owned horses for years. My wife had knee replacement surgery and has trouble now raising her left leg up high enough to reach the stirrup on her saddle in order to mount. She uses a mounting block but that can't be taken with you on the ride. We bought this device in the hopes that it would work, despite several bad reviews. In our opinion, this device is dangerous. When the foot is placed in the stirrup, it causes the foot to swing under the horse's belly & can put the rider off balance, potentially causing the rider to fall, or the horse to spoke. We tried several options to correct this & nothing worked. A small tripod step stool that can be raised using a small rope, then folded and tied behind the saddle is much safer.

I haven't used it yet but im sure it's going to work.

This stirrup and attached strap would probably work great on a western saddle with a horn. But, I use endurance type saddles. There is no way to attach to a saddle without a horn - even though some of my saddles have an opening in the gullet.

Kind of clumsy to use. I found if you put the loop around the back of the saddle, it works better.

16.2 tb, I only needed stirrup to be a bit lower than where I need them for riding so this is perfect. Yes, if it’s too low (as per other reviews) it will swing under horse’s belly so I guess it depends on your flexibility and strength if it’ll work for you. It’s very well made. You can either let hit hang or clip to your breast collar ring w/a carabiner.

I'm 5 feet tall and I was tired of having to use a step stool to reach the stirrup to get on my horse. This solved the problem. I did however run it through the back D ring. That way I could step into the booster stirrup with my right foot, then into the riding stirrup with my left and swing my right leg over. Otherwise you end up having to play twister while hanging off your horse because if you hang it over the horn it puts the booster on the left so your have to cross your feet over each other to get your left foot in the regular stirrup. So it works. But I'd recommend you hang it from the saddle by the back of the saddle rather than the horn.

All It did is pull the saddle down. Tried several times and did not work. Save your money don't buy it. Get a stool.

Not the best as your leg tends to swing underneath and against horse! You need a real safe horse or almost drop dead quiet to use this!

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This is not any good at all as soon as you put your foot in it swings under your horse not much help to get on more of a danger to you then being helpful

J'ai fait l'essai de cet étrier de montage pour mes futures randonnées et je constate qu'il faudra que je lui ajoute une corde afin d'y insérer le pied car lorsque l'on veut y mettre le pied, l'étrier entre sous le cheval, donc, je crois qu'avec une méthode d'ajustement cet étrier pourra quand même dépanner.