Does anyone know the story behind the Samshield Shield’Rup safety stirrups? They’re all over on line, but none of my local tack shops have them in stock. Anytime I look at the on line sellers, they are also, not in stock. Is there a manufacturing problem or??? I’d really, REALLY love to see them in “real life”. They’re super expensive, but oh so beautiful. I might be willing to purchase if I could actually see the product.
I’m no longer using my Shield’Rups, but last year I bought a pair from a company in the UK that answered my questions promptly. https://www.forelockandload.com/prod…drup-stirrups/. They were cheaper than I could find them here and the shipping was quick — 6 days (though that was pre-COVID). I did get complements on how they looked, but my feet tended to wander a bit on them. However, that was for jumping, and you posted in the dressage forum, so the experience might be different. And maybe I should try the Shield’Rups again, now that the ankle I broke last year is in near-normal condition now.
Honestly, I feel like I’ve tried almost every safety stirrup out there, so if you want to know about some other options as I tried what feels like all of them, LOL, you can read a thread on that here: https://www.chronofhorse.com/forum/f…or-swiss-clips) My favorites for dressage are the Rid’Ups. I bought blue ones last year from https://equineww.ca/products/ridup-s…37927b8d&_ss=r (price in Canadian $). You might be able to buy them elsewhere now, I’m not sure.
Good luck!
