hey i was just wanting to know why do my feet roll to the outside of my stirrup. i was wanting to know because my foot starts to hurt really bad after about 3 or 4 hours of riding. I do endurance and i need to know how to fix it and or why it happens. oh i don’t know if this matters but just in case it dose i use endurance stirrups with the closed cell foam and the stirrup is 5" wide and 4" deep i also ride with long stirrups but i have proper riding boots. well if you have any ideas to help me please responds thanks.
oh i mostly grip with my legs
do you grip with your legs or your seat?
Then try gripping with your legs less and more with your seat… more thigh work really. I used to have the same problem… my trainer for some reason made me turn my feet out as much as I can and told me to only grip with my calves so that she can see light through my knees, then I took lessons from a dressage trainer and she told me opposite.. she said grip with your seat, and touch the knee rolls just enough to where I cant see any light. And she just basically forced me to turn my toes in, she also gave me a tip, put some of your weight on the outside of your foot, but do a little bit by a little bit, going from toes out to toes in works muscles you didnt know about, I should know, I went through it haha
do you grip with your legs or your seat?
Then try gripping with your legs less and more with your seat… more thigh work really. I used to have the same problem… my trainer for some reason made me turn my feet out as much as I can and told me to only grip with my calves so that she can see light through my knees, then I took lessons from a dressage trainer and she told me opposite.. she said grip with your seat, and touch the knee rolls just enough to where I cant see any light. And she just basically forced me to turn my toes in, she also gave me a tip, put some of your weight on the outside of your foot, but do a little bit by a little bit, going from toes out to toes in works muscles you didnt know about, I should know, I went through it haha
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I have the same problem only my ankles roll in and I can’t do a lot of jumping because of it. I find wearing a bigger boot and a wrap on my foot helped a lot. If that doesn’t help you can buy stirrups that will force your foot inwards instead of out. Good luck, hope this helps.
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I used to have the same problem years ago and found that it was because I did not have the calf of my leg positioned properly. Also, swivel stirrups are wonderful!
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