I’m really loving my American Equus wide footbed stirrups. I’m wanting to start doing some equitation classes but wasn’t sure if the wide footbed is allowed or if I will need to get their skinnier version. In a chrome/silver color of course.
Yes, as long at they’re in the chrome/silver color those are fine.
Actually they took away the restrictions on stirrup color last year
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@mroades Did they really on stirrups? Man I totally missed that. I saw the restriction on jacket colors got lifted but not stirrups. Dangit.
I think most of my barn has moved towards a wide foot bed stirrup, they are more comfortable for most. I have the Compositi plastic wide footbed stirrups (in grey! grumble) and I love them.
From the USEF Rulebook:
EQ 104.6. When showing in the Hunter/Jumping Seat Equitation section it is recommended that riders use traditional stainless steel stirrup irons that promote proper position of the foot in the iron as well as a correct leg position. It is further recommended that riders use stirrup irons that allow judges a clear and unobstructed view of the position of the foot in the stirrup. Judges may not eliminate a rider for using a particular style of stirrup iron.
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They can “ding” them for it however. Correct?
Yes, we can. We just can’t eliminate for black stirrups like we could for that little bit of time. I am generally quite old school, but I can say you would have to rip my Jins from my cold dead hands 
As a judge I really dislike the black ones for the obvious reasons, but I hate the bendy ones worse. At the end of the day stirrups usually won’t make you find all the jumps 
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